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PenTips #146 – AutoReaderPreview
The AutoReader Companion is option available for facilities utilizing AutoReader (post-processing narrative report data extraction). Provides radiologist access during interpretation to prior imaging, procedures and pathology reports, current and historical medical and risk history, risk assessment computed values, pro-active PeerReview and exam resolution, all in compact display with bi-directional softcopy synchronization. Offers efficiency, compliments workflow…
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PenTips #145 – Note Messaging During Pre-Exam
Note Options – the Note button appears on the Pre-Exam alerts the Radiologist of a note creation for the same time or greater than the exam time by changing the button note message to Notes-Yes. As an option, the note system can be configured to automatically display notes on the Pre-Exam screen by category type…
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PenTips #144 – Patient Status within Clinic
PenRad received a request after a client reviewed an early PenTip; Can PenRad optimize patient flow, staging and staff resources to monitor and manage patients from arrival to imaging? The client had multiple clinical interviewers, waiting areas, and procedure rooms. Patients and staff were in daily holding patterns. So we added to the pre-imaging worklist…
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PenTips #143 – Customizing Screens by User
PenRad has added an automated process to hide/show items on the fly by radiologist that are uncommon or not applicable to the practice while on the detail screen instead of accessing this feature via the Administration Hide Listbox Items screen. Common hide practices can be applied globally for residents and/or staff radiologists. Examples of hide;…
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PenTips #142 – Features Added to Ultrasound, Mammogram and MRI
Ultrasound additions To facilitate enhanced ultrasound reimbursement, discrete scanned regions were added to differentiate exams as Complete or Limited. Also a series of requested descriptors and new US BI-RADS modifiers were added. Added Supraclavicular as a region scanned. Added ability to specify axillary lymph node location as level 1-3. Added ability to independently specify nodes…
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PenTips #141 – PenTask, Assisting
We received a request from the field “Can you keep us current with all of the tasks that take place in our department and log the activities and who they are assigned to?” We’ve added another module, “PenTask” to our popular PenDQC package that allows facilities to create one-time or repeatable tasks that require attention…
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PenTips #140 – PenDose – Dose Collection
To facilitate the latest Federal Regulations addressing the collection of patient radiation dose, PenRad offers the PenDose module. This module is the ideal solution for breast imaging facilities without the ability to re-invest in new generation sophisticated PACS technology or modalities, and/or a third party software for breast only imaging facilities. The PenDose module acquires…
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PenTips #139 – Immediate Follow-up Recall Letter
Various users have asked if we could offer automatic followup letters for those patients that did not return for an exam with an immediate recall, where the exam is still unresolved. Our team proceeded with the request. We have added the option to initiate the series of followup letters after the initial exam letter is…
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PenTips #138 – All Inclusive Imaging Exam Capability
PenRad began offering the option to facilitate sonographic detail within the mammographic finding as a targeted ultrasound. This now has been expanded to facilitate a “super imaging exam” where the single report may include for example; screening mammogram, plus a unilateral or bilateral additional views diagnostic mammogram, plus a combination of: unilateral or bilateral targeted…
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PenTips #137 – Expanded Admin Report Access
Various customers have asked if we could offer users access to restricted or pass code protected administrative reports, however limit output to access only their own individual performance data and compare to hospital totals. Our team proceeded with the request. With the new option enabled, the logged in non-master user name is preselected to review…