Reporting using text entryTopic number: 1425414952358

As an alternative to digital dictation, you can complete reports by typing the individual report sections.

To complete reports using text entry
  1. Optionally, set Text entry only as the preferred method for all reading, reviewing, and sign off tasks:
    1. Select Tools > Options.
    2. In the Options dialog, click Text. txt
    3. From the Preferred reporting method list, select Text entry only.
    4. Click Save & close. Save & close

    Even if you do not set Text entry only as the preferred method of reporting, once you start a reporting task you can still use this method by selecting More > Reporting method > Text entry only from the toolbar on the Report tab (not from the main toolbar).

  2. Start a reporting task.

    Reporting tasks include reading, sign off, review, correction, and transcription.

    The Text area opens, displaying report, study, and (if applicable) scanned order information.

  3. If necessary, review the studies.

    Tip:

    To discard a report after you start a reading task, in the toolbar, click No report needed.
  4. Switch to the Report tab.
  5. Type the report text into the report sections.

    Note that:

    • Some report sections might be defined as read-only, and so are not editable.
    • Initial formatting (such as bold) might be configured for a section and be applied automatically. You can use the text formatting tools to change this.
    • If you copy formatted text from another report section, the original text formatting is preserved.
    • If you copy information from a DICOM SR pane, formatting is not preserved.

    Tip:

    To view DICOM SR panes, you might have to switch to another layout by selecting Text area > Switch layout.
  6. Complete the report one of the following ways:
    • To validate the report, click Sign off.
    • To validate and print the report, select Sign off > Sign off and print.
    • To defer validation, click Sign off later or select Sign off later > Sign off later with options.
    • To have the report corrected or reviewed, click To correctionist, select To correctionist > To correctionist with options, or select More > To reviewer.
Required permissions:
  • Can create correction tasks, Can create review tasks, or Can sign off reports
  • Can start reading tasks
(For more on permissions, see Security roles: Concepts.)