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A total of 512\u2009177 cases (655\u2009468 reviews) were included. Genius Dx was implemented on August 1, 2024, and cases were classified as preimplementation or postimplementation. Daily caseload, number of reviewers, number of cases per reviewer, and accession\u2013to\u2013sign-out times were compared using independent-samples t tests. Diagnostic distributions were compared using \uab532 tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Average daily cytologist (CT) reviews were similar before and after Genius Dx (747.8 vs 758.4 cases) but required fewer CTs per day (10.4 vs 8.1; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001), increasing cases per CT per day from 74.5 to 94.7 (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Pathologist reviews per day increased (106.0 vs 145.3; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) with fewer pathologists (4.4 vs 3.4; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Average daily CT case workload increased by 53.5% after implementation. Accession\u2013to\u2013sign-out times decreased for all diagnoses (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). A small but statistically significant shift in diagnostic proportions was observed, with a decrease in negative results and an increase in atypical squamous cells of uncertain significance or higher (ASC-US+) findings with negligible effect size.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Implementation of Genius Dx substantially increased reviewer efficiency and reduced turnaround times without compromising diagnostic performance. The increased detection of ASC-US+ findings observed in this study are in line with results from the Genius Dx clinical trial and other published literature.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ajcp\/aqag081","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,21]],"date-time":"2026-07-21T20:05:41Z","timestamp":1784664341000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Enhancing efficiency and improving turnaround time: real-world impact of the Genius Digital Diagnostics System implementation"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"166","author":[{"given":"Kristina","family":"Weatherhead","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ProPath, A Sonic Healthcare Anatomic Pathology Practice , Dallas, TX,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chinh","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ProPath, A Sonic Healthcare Anatomic Pathology Practice , Dallas, TX,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Terry","family":"Henry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ProPath, A Sonic Healthcare Anatomic Pathology Practice , Dallas, TX,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Harrington","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Scientific Affairs, Hologic, Inc , Marlborough, MA,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Lemeshev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ProPath, A Sonic Healthcare Anatomic Pathology Practice , Dallas, TX,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026072116053720700_aqag081-B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"289","DOI":"10.1097\/COC.0000000000000264","article-title":"Impact of widespread cervical cancer screening: number of cancers prevented and changes in race-specific incidence","volume":"41","author":"Yang","year":"2018","journal-title":"Am J Clin Oncol"},{"key":"2026072116053720700_aqag081-B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"743","DOI":"10.1016\/j.mcna.2017.03.006","article-title":"Cervical cancer screening","volume":"101","author":"Sawaya","year":"2017","journal-title":"Med Clin North Am"},{"key":"2026072116053720700_aqag081-B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"687","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2018.10400","article-title":"Screening for cervical cancer with high-risk human papillomavirus testing: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force","volume":"320","author":"Melnikow","year":"2018","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"2026072116053720700_aqag081-B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"30","DOI":"10.1159\/000332302","article-title":"The ThinPrep Pap test. 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