Radiologist
You read acquired studies and author the report. Clinicians order imaging and a radiographer acquires the study; you fulfil the order by reporting it. You do not place imaging orders.
What you can do
Section titled “What you can do”Your role (radiologist) holds these capabilities:
- View studies — open acquired DICOM images and metadata. (
imaging.read,imaging.study.view) - Author a report — draft the structured radiology report (findings, impression, assessment). (
imaging.report.write) - Sign and finalise — sign and lock the report, or add an addendum (eSign PIN). (
imaging.report.sign) - Manage critical findings — record the closed-loop read-back to the ordering provider for a critical result. (
imaging.critical.manage)
DICOM is the imaging image/standard format. eSign PIN is your 6-digit signing PIN, required to sign a report.
What you cannot do
Section titled “What you cannot do”You cannot order imaging (a prescriber capability) and you do not acquire studies (that is the radiographer’s imaging.study.store). You report what has been acquired.
Where you work
Section titled “Where you work”| Screen | Module | What you do there |
|---|---|---|
| Worklist, Viewer | Imaging | Find and view acquired studies |
| Report Editor | Imaging | Author and sign the report |
| Critical Findings | Imaging | Record read-back on critical results |
A typical day
Section titled “A typical day”- Open the Worklist (Imaging) and pick an acquired study.
- Review the images in the Viewer, then open the Report Editor.
- Draft findings, impression and the assessment category. If you set the assessment to Critical, you are warned that the ordering provider will be notified.
- Sign & Lock with your eSign PIN. The report is locked, dated and rendered to PDF; a critical finding is raised automatically.
- On Critical Findings, record the read-back to the ordering clinician to close the loop.
Related guides
Section titled “Related guides”- Workflow: Imaging report + critical read-back
- Module: Imaging, Diagnostics