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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…
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PenTips #136 – Categorizing Teaching/Interesting Cases
Customers have asked us to expand our teaching and/or interesting case categories, plus provide a search tool and prefetch capabilities to bring these cases to the workstation for preview. We have created 18 pre-populated categories, including a “not specified” category, and added the ability for clients to add or retire them. Category assignment can…
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PenTips #135 – Administrative Reports by Custom Zones
A request was received from an enterprise user requesting the ability to expand administrative reports to zones where an individual zone incorporates data and statistics of various individual locations, and individual locations could be members of multiple zones, over and above the current options available in administrative reports that output by an individual location,…
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PenTips #134 – New email options, portal and distribution tips
Good news! In a recent FAQ from the FDA, the terms of delivery of mammography results no longer requires a hard copy when no response of email receipt is acknowledged, provided the facility has a policy. This should remove any reservations concerning email. Now sign patients up for email and save on printing, envelopes,…
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PenTips #133 – Expanded RIS Search Capabilities
Various users have asked if we could offer the ability to search the RIS worklist by patient name or MRN, over and above the current capabilities to search by accession number, day or range, or modality type. This would allow facilities to clean up old orders and cross check if a procedure was replaced…
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PenTips #132 – RIS Order Add, Change and Filter
PenRad has added a button to allow clients to change an order number, accession number, and/or exam type, for orders canceled through the facility’s RIS system after the exam has been imaged or read. To alter a RIS driven exam, select the exam with a single tap, then tap the Edit RIS button (1)…