Category: PenRad MIS

  • PenTips #149 – Clinical History Review and Import

    View clinical information on examination screens and import into clinical text Expanded the ability to access clinical text on each exam type main screen and approve screens. Also added option to view a risk history summary and import narrative as primary and/or supplemental into the clinical section of the report. To view risk history summary,…

  • PenTips #148 – Patient Messaging in Result Letter

    The option was added to include custom patient messages into exam letters. Patient message is an option added to allow the insert of custom phrase into a selected patient exam result letter. This allows for customization above automatic tissue density statement, risk factors statements, recall exam type, interval and targeted date information. Message activation requires…

  • PenTips #147 – Survey Confirmation, Send to PACS, Portal options, Reason for delay

    Confirmation of patient medical and risk history refreshed Option was added to require for exam to be transferred to interpretation schedule that patient’s medical and risk factors were reviewed by imaging technologist. Contact Application Support to active option. Sending patient history survey to PACS automatically option Optional service can be activated to automatically on completion…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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;…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…