Adding text attachmentsTopic number: 1425411772033

Text attachments are free-text records that enable communication within a department and with other departments regarding patients, orders, reports, and studies. You can add them in the Text area.

Comments are available only if your system administrator has configured them.

Two types of text attachments are available:

  • Field—Uses one text box for all information
  • Message board—Shows sequential text boxes as comments
To add a text attachment
  1. In the Text area, select the report, study, patient or order of interest.
  2. To add a comment to a field text attachment, click in the field and type a comment.
  3. To add a comment to a message board text attachment, do the following:
    1. Click Add Plus icon.
    2. In the New comment field, type the comment or search for and insert a comment from a catalog of favorite comments by clicking Insert favorite.
    3. To add the comment to the favorite comments catalog for future use, click Save as favorite.

      On the Manage favorites screen, you can edit the comment or click Save & close. Save & close

    4. Click OK, then select one of the following:
      • Public—Makes the comment visible to everyone who opens the study.
      • Private—Makes the comment visible to yourself only, and is marked with the key icon. Key

      The comment is added with your name, creation date, and time.

Required permissions:
  • Can add order level attachments
  • Can add patient level attachments
  • Can add report level attachments
  • Can add study level attachments
  • Can view order level attachments
  • Can view patient level attachments
  • Can view report level attachments
  • Can view study level attachments
(For more on permissions, see Security roles: Concepts.)