Radiology groups and teleradiology practices are stuck between two impossible demands: read more studies faster, and don't sacrifice quality doing it.
The bottleneck? Dictation.
Most groups use PowerScribe, RAD AI, or RADPAIR – systems built in an era before AI, before modern cloud infrastructure, before radiologists expected software to actually help them work faster. They are expensive, clunky, hard to integrate, and fundamentally not designed for the volume demands of 2026.
Avara's AutoScribe changes everything. AI-powered dictation that makes radiologists 2x faster, costs less per study, and integrates in minutes instead of weeks or months. Whether you're a regional radiology group serving multiple imaging centers or a teleradiology practice reading for clients nationwide, AutoScribe is built for how you actually work.
The Problem: Legacy Dictation Is Killing Productivity
Here's what radiology groups deal with today:
High Costs
Traditional dictation vendors are expensive. There's no transparency in pricing, and costs remain high regardless of how efficiently you want to operate.
Slow, Clunky Workflows
PowerScribe was built for command-driven dictation: "Go to findings. New paragraph. Capital T, the patient..." It's rigid, tedious, and forces radiologists to think like software engineers instead of physicians. There's no AI assistance, no intent understanding, no automation.
Integration Nightmares
Onboarding a new imaging center client means coordinating with PACS vendors to configure worklists, set up user access, and test connectivity. This process takes weeks, requires IT resources, and often involves expensive professional services.
Difficulty Scaling
When your group adds new radiologists or imaging center clients, you're back in integration hell. Every expansion is a project.
The result? Radiologists spend 90% of their day on documentation instead of diagnosis. Groups pass on new business because onboarding is too painful. And costs keep climbing while productivity stagnates.
The AutoScribe Solution: AI-Powered Dictation Built for Modern Radiology
1. Omnibox: Dictate Naturally, Get Structured Reports
The Problem with Traditional Dictation: Radiologists have to tell the software where to put everything: "Go to technique. Stop. Go to findings. New paragraph..."
How AutoScribe Works: Just talk. The Omnibox uses semantic understanding and intent recognition to automatically route your dictation to the correct report sections.
Example: You say: "There's a 2.3 cm mass in the right upper lobe, spiculated margins, no calcification. Recommend follow-up CT in 3 months."
AutoScribe automatically routes the mass description to Findings and the recommendation to Impression or Recommendations – without you saying "go to findings" or "new paragraph."
Why This Matters: Radiologists dictate 2x faster because they're thinking about the clinical content, not software navigation.
2. Ask Mode: AI Assistant in Your Workflow
You're reading a chest CT and see ground-glass opacities. What's the differential? You could Google it, pull up a reference, or just... ask AutoScribe.
Mid-dictation, you can ask clinical questions: "What's the differential for bilateral ground-glass opacities?" AutoScribe's AI responds immediately, and you can inject the answer directly into your report with one click.
3. One-Click Automation: Impressions, Follow-Up, Comparisons
After documenting findings, radiologists manually synthesize impressions, write follow-up recommendations, and compare to priors. This could take 5+ minutes per study.
AutoScribe's Solution: One click generates impressions based on your findings, follow-up recommendations following evidence-based guidelines (Fleischner, ACR), and comparison text highlighting interval changes from prior studies.
What used to take 5 minutes now takes 15 seconds.
4. Templates & Macros: Build Your Perfect Workflow
Every radiologist has preferences. AutoScribe's template system lets you build highly custom or general templates for any modality, define template macros for commonly used phrases, use no-adverse-event macros for normal findings, and customize icons and aesthetics.
New radiologists onboard in hours, not weeks, because they can clone templates from senior radiologists.
5. Beautiful, Intuitive Interface
Legacy dictation software looks like it was designed in 2005. Because it was. AutoScribe's interface is modern, aesthetic, and intuitive – clean typography, intuitive navigation, dark mode available, responsive design.
Radiologists actually enjoy using it. Satisfaction scores are 100% (5 out of 5 stars).
Easy Integration: Get Started in Under an Hour
The Old Way: You sign a new imaging center client. You call your PACS vendor. They call the dictation vendor. Professional services get involved. Months later, you're live.
The AutoScribe Way: Your PACS vendor integrates AutoScribe in under an hour using our language-agnostic SDK. Or if you run your own PACS in-house, your IT team connects in a few lines of code.
Adding New Imaging Center Clients: When you sign a new imaging center, connecting their PACS worklist to AutoScribe takes minutes, not weeks.
Multi-Tenant Architecture
If your radiology group serves multiple imaging centers, AutoScribe allows for multiple PACS companies to connect to the same account:
- Each PACS company can see only their own studies – or all studies, depending on your organization's needs
- Radiologists covering multiple sites see aggregated worklists to simplify workflow
- No need to manually manage access for each imaging center client
- Each PACS company gets their own API key, so you can track usage by PACS company
- New imaging center clients can be added with just a few clicks
HIPAA compliance built-in (automatic study restrictions). No access control headaches when radiologists join or leave. Transparent billing (track per-study usage by imaging center client).
Technical Excellence: 96.6% Accuracy, 2x Faster Reports
Speech Recognition Accuracy: AutoScribe achieves 96.6% accuracy – the highest in the industry with the lowest error rate on the market. This beats PowerScribe, Dragon, and other legacy systems that struggle with medical terminology, accents, and background noise.
Speed Improvement: Radiologists using AutoScribe complete reports 2x faster than with traditional dictation, thanks to:
- Omnibox (no navigation commands)
- Ask Mode (no breaking workflow for references)
- Auto-generation (impressions/follow-up in one click)
- Templates (common findings inserted instantly)
Real-World Impact: A radiologist reading 50 studies per 8-hour shift with PowerScribe can read 80-100 studies per shift with AutoScribe – without working longer hours or sacrificing quality.
Getting Started
Step 1: Contact Sales – Reach out to discuss your group's volume, integration requirements, and pricing. We respond within one business hour.
Step 2: Integration – Your PACS vendor (or in-house IT team) integrates AutoScribe using our SDK. Timeline: Under 1 hour for technical setup.
Step 3: Onboarding – We provide training for your radiologists, help configure templates, and ensure everything works smoothly. Timeline: 1-2 days.
Step 4: Go Live – Your radiologists start dictating.
Total Timeline: Days, not months.
Why Radiology Groups Choose AutoScribe
For Radiologists:
- Dictate naturally without rigid commands
- AI assistance (Ask Mode) without breaking workflow
- One-click automation for impressions and follow-up
- Beautiful interface they actually enjoy using
- 2x faster report completion
For Practice Managers:
- Per-study pricing that rewards volume growth
- Easy integration (< 1 hour, no professional services or setup fees)
- Fast onboarding for new imaging center clients
- Transparent billing and usage tracking
- Reader speed and performance tracking metrics
- Volume discounts as you scale
For IT Teams:
- Language-agnostic SDK (TypeScript, Python, Java)
- Clear, developer-friendly documentation
- Under 1-hour integration timeline
- Multi-tenant architecture handles complexity
- SSO and temporary access views supported
The Bottom Line
Radiology groups are caught between increasing volume demands and shrinking reimbursement. You can't hire your way out of this problem – you need better tools.
AutoScribe gives your radiologists the AI-powered assistance they need to read more studies, write better reports, and actually enjoy their work. And it does it at a lower cost than legacy vendors who haven't innovated in a decade.
The choice is simple:
- Stick with expensive, clunky, command-driven dictation that slows your team down
- Or switch to AI-powered, per-study pricing that makes your group 2x more productive
Ready to transform your radiology workflow?
- Schedule a Demo – See how radiologists go from 50 reports per day to 100
- Start Free Trial – Test AutoScribe with your radiologists
Contact us today. Response time: Under one business hour.
