- Orders: Concepts
An order is a request received from a physician to have one or more imaging procedures performed. Orders are linked to patients, and can be prioritized, scheduled, and have attachments such as referral letters.
- Creating an order
An order is a request from a physician to have one or more imaging procedures performed. When you create an order, you associate it with the correct patient, and input order and procedure information.
- Viewing and editing orders
To display and edit order information, open an existing order.
- Adding addressee information
While completing an order or reviewing addressees, add communication methods (Distribute via) such as the referring physician’s postal address or radiologist’s email address, so that reports can be distributed.
- Scanning and adding a written order
While completing an order, you can scan the written order from the physician so that it can be viewed as a digital attachment whenever the order is open.
- Adding a procedure to an order
Add a procedure to an order by selecting it from a catalog of predefined procedures that are linked to different modality types and body parts.
- Canceling procedures in orders
You can cancel procedures from the Text area.
- Prioritizing an order
Change the priority of an order when necessary to ensure that it is processed in a timely manner.
- Performing order reviews
You can create and perform order review tasks.
