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RADIOLOGY-PRACTICE-MANAGEMENT4 MIN READ

SBAR Escalation Pocket Deck

Recall SBAR phrases for common radiology escalation moments.

SBAR Core structure What does SBAR force you to include? Recall the four beats before flipping. Critical result The clinician has not acknowledged a critical result near threshold. Use when closure is delayed and the office is hard to reach. Your SBAR line Situation: one critical result is unacknowledged at 52 minutes. Background: first call went to voicemail. Assessment: closure is at risk before office close. Request: please page the covering clinician now and document read-back. Do not say only, We are trying to reach someone. It describes effort but not the requested action. It names time, prior attempt, risk,…

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