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PenTips #172 – MRI and MRI BX Additions
MRI and MRI BX Additions As requested, we added the ability to include contrast and amount to the MRI biopsy procedure. This facilitates MRI biopsies not conducted with the original MRI imaging exam. To specify, tap the Procedure Detail button. Added is the ability to specify the distance from the nipple via a slider for…
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PenTips #170 – Dexa Automatic Import, Report Generation and Format Options
DEXA Automatic Import, Report Generation and Format Options PenRad offers an integrated DEXA narrative report generation module. The DEXA module prepares statistical and analytical data, data mining capabilities, and patient recall compliance. Patients exam and reminder letters can be emailed and or mailed for patient retention. Also available is our DEXA module import that imports…
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PenTips #169 – All Inclusive Biopsy Reports
All-inclusive Biopsy Reports PenRad facilitates all-inclusive reports, versus separate narrative reports for facilities without bundled orders. For example; Biopsy with post clip and specimen imaging. The all-inclusive narrative report is distributed to each of the RIS orders for billing. The heart of the system allows individual orders to be satisfied by suppressing individual reports, and…
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PenTips #168 – Alternate Clinical Audit
Alternate Clinical Audit, incorporating screening Birads 3 With version 5 release of Birads, ACR has requested screening audits for performance for; MG, MRI and US. The ACR new data structure has a minimum similarities compared to historical reports (4SA). Below is the sample format conforming new reporting. Selectors are offered for Screening; Mammography, MRI and…
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PenTips #167 – Automated Import of Patient Clinical and Risk Factors
Automated import of patient clinical and risk factors PenRad facilitates a one-step process to import as a constructed phrase into the clinical section of the report; Patient clinical and risk factors, family breast cancer history, plus BRCA and Tyrer Cuzick values. Clinical can also include macros, free text, previous clinical statements, and statements received with…
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PenTips #166 – Exam Merging Offers All-inclusive Narrative Report
Exam merging offers all-inclusive narrative report PenRad facilitates all-inclusive report formats, versus separate narrative reports for facilities without bundled orders. For example; Biopsy with post clip imaging and specimen imaging. Screening mammogram,diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. The all-inclusive narrative report is distributed to each of RIS orders for billing. The heart of the system allows individual…
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PenTips #165 – BI-RADS V5 Terminology
Release of ACR’s BiRads V5 Atlas: Offers some newer terminology, and retirement of some existing terminology. To suppress non preferred BiRads V5 Atlas terminology (see items below), enter Hide Listbox Items button on Admin screen, or Set Defaults & Macros button on an individual screen. Tap Hide Old Birads button to hide all items on…
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PenTips #164 – ACR Biopsy Audit
Biopsy Audit for ACR To facilitate additional components for the ACR audit for stereotactic and ultrasound guided biopsies, fields where added to main and abnormality detail pathology screens. Administrative report 4KK provides data for submission. Report also includes itemized results for other biopsy types with anticipation audit parameters will expand. On the main…
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PenTips #163 – Send to PACS Automatically
Sent to PACS, automatically History Sheet to and other pertinent documents Options are available to send various documents to PACS through PenRad’s DICOM engine automatically and manually attach to exam. Automatic options for example include sending patient’s Medical Risk History worksheet to the PACS bound to the exam as it released to worklist. This streamlines…
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PenTips #162 – Preview Letters and Exams
Preview patient letters Various controls where added for preview patient letters within the screens. For the radiologist on the approve screen, if desired tapping the via Full Preview button will expose the patient letter directly after the narrative report. Patient letter will be rendered in the patient’s desired language based on optional letter configuration templates.…