Chapter 8 - Documenting your review
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Depending on the type of image captured and the available review procedures you may also be
able to add reimbursable procedure codes at the same time, see About review notes,
diagnostic (pathology) codes and procedure codes on page 55.
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You can set User Preferences that will prompt for a Review Note if an image is opened but no
details are added. This is useful if you want to ensure the Image Status is marked, see Setting
User Preferences on page 15.
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The status flag is inserted automatically in the Session List of the Patient History window, see About
the Patient History view on page 35.
How to delete a review note
You can delete review notes that have been added during the current session. Review notes cannot be
changed after the image session has been closed.
1. Open the Review Notes dialog box.
2. Delete the review note text and select the Mark As Reviewed with No Comment option. Click OK.
How to view review notes without opening the image
1. Select the patient in the Patient History view.
2. Check the review status of the image, see About Review Notes on page 90.
3. Right-click the image to display the pop-up menu. Select View Notes to display the View Image Notes
dialog box.
Using diagnostic codes
You can assign diagnostic (pathology) codes to an image. The diagnostic code information is stored in a
review note.
Diagnostic codes cannot be edited or deleted after the image has been closed.
How to add diagnostic codes
You can add diagnostic codes to open images.
1. Open the image you want to review and then select Image menu > Diagnostic Coding to display the Add
Diagnostic Codes dialog box.
2. Select the diagnostic code from the list on the left:
Symbol Description
Indicates a diagnostic code directory heading.
Click to display the sub-directories and individual diagnostic
codes.
Indicates a selectable code.
3. Click OK to add the diagnostic code to the image.
4. Repeat for each diagnostic code you want to select.
Note
Your 10 most commonly used diagnostic codes are listed under the Frequently Used Codes heading in the
Diagnostic Code dialog box.
How to search for a diagnostic code
You can search for specific diagnostic codes in the Add Diagnostic Codes dialog box.
1. Enter the terms to be included in the Including Terms box. Select All to return codes that contain all the
terms or One or more to return diagnoses that include any of the terms.
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