MEDITECH
Radiology
product brief

MEDITECH's Radiology application can be installed as a stand-alone system or in combination with other MEDITECH applications from the Health Care Information System (HCIS). The application streamlines exam processing from the moment an exam is ordered until the radiologist signs the final result report.

Highlights:
    • Automatic search and retrieval of patients' prior radiology numbers, demographic data, and exam histories
    • Easy order entry
    • Reporting via an on-line text editor
    • Exam status tracking from order entry through report signing
    • Automatic charge capture
    • Management and statistical reports
    • Film locator feature
    • Patient tracking capability
    • On-line processing and electronic signature of reports
    • Bar code reading capabilities
    • Picture Archiving Communications Systems (PACS) compatibility.

The application helps a health care organization by:
   • Ensuring accurate identification of patients
   • Reducing transcription time and errors in patient reports
   • Eliminating lost patient charges
   • Monitoring the reasons for repeated or rejected films
   • Providing up-to-the-minute exam and patient tracking information to authorized users throughout the care network
   • Associating more than one procedure with one report.

Standard Features

On-Line Patient Identification and Registration
When combined with the Registration and Medical Records applications, the Radiology application shares a common master patient index file which eliminates conflicting records and redundant entry of patient registration data.
• On-line index enables quick access to radiology patient data, replacing manual card filing systems.
• Patients' records and radiology numbers can be recalled through multiple search methods.
• New radiology numbers may be manually or automatically assigned when patients are not located in the search.
• Inactive Patients feature allows users to enter previous exam and assign ACR codes for inactive patients with out generating charges or labels.

Combined with MEDITECH's Patient Care Inquiry (PCI), the Radiology application allows users to view radiology reports and associated impressions, addenda, and ACR codes. PCI is also the primary vehicle for viewing archived radiology data using MEDITECH's Data Archiving system.

Up-to-the-Minute Patient Profiles
The application retains profile information on-line until an organization-defined exam purge is activated. Patient profiles include all radiology exams ordered for the current and previous hospital visits. Users also have the ability to move exams from Radiology Only accounts to a Registration account. Patient monitoring features track arrival and departure times.

Exam Order Entry
The application, linked with our Order Entry application, facilitates the entry of exam orders with:
• Order entry via the Radiology or Order Entry applications
• Formatted screens which automatically display patient census information and previous exam data
• Mnemonic abbreviations for entering full text descriptions
• Automatic generation of requisitions, flashcards, and exam labels with optional bar code capability
• Print requisition feature for cancelled exams
• Audit trails which track all entries and edits to patient records
• Ability to receive orders via Community-Wide Scheduling/Order Entry
• Medical Necessity checking
• Hospital-defined output generation (requisitions, labels, file room messages, history questionnaires)
• Order sets
• Customer-defined queries to capture hospital-specific data/response information.

Automatic Charge Capture
The application eliminates lost or inaccurate charges by automatically capturing an exam's charges when the exam reaches a status (ordered, taken, draft, final) predetermined by the organization.
• Enter/Edit Radiology Only Patients routine allows for “no charge” patients to be documented.
• Exam billing code and charge as well as technical and professional components exist.
• Charges for miscellaneous supplies or items may also be added to an exam.

Mammography
MEDITECH's mammography routines facilitate the processing and tracking of mammography examinations, greatly reducing the amount of clerical work required. Mammography features include:
• Customer-defined mammography history questionnaire (can be printed and/or documented on-line)
• Tracking of result codes (Category I - V), follow-up codes, and outcome codes
• Multiple statistics, including Accuracy
• Ability to attach patient and/or provider letters
• Follow-up list.

Technologist Documentation
Technologists have access to routines that allow them to document procedure-specific information about a patient. This information can be reported on to determine statistics, workload, and patient turnaround time. Features include:
• Tracking up to three technologists for technologist/shift statistics
• Updated exam status (typically for charge capture)
• Ability to capture location information for patient tracking purposes
• Ability to capture exam begin/completed/checked out times for patient tracking
• Additional comment entry
• Entry and/or defaults of films used for film statistics
• Entry of exam-related charges (contrast, needles, catheters, gloves, bedpans, etc.)
• Link to Materials Management
• Ability to capture CPT modifiers.

On-Line Reporting
Word processing features enable transcriptionists to enter comments dictated by radiologists on-line. The application helps minimize typing by providing:
• A screen editor, enabling users to enter a new report, file it, or put it on hold while working with other reports
• Ability for authorized users to view, edit, and electronically sign reports on-line
• Ability to define up to 12 ACR codes per exam
• Automatic formatting and sorting of reports
• Canned text of common phrases, paragraphs, and terms
• Ability to print reports either individually or in batch mode
• Transcription interface for voice recognition
• Ability to utilize findings codes (BI-RADS)
• Remote capabilities.

Electronic Signature
MEDITECH's electronic signature capabilities allow the radiologist to quickly and easily sign reports on-line, either from a terminal within the network or from a remote location. Features include:
• Ability to sign for others with proper authorization
• Ability to make edits before signing
• Remote capabilities.

Film Locator
Film Locator routines track and manage patients' radiology films located both inside and outside the organization. This allows the department to:
• Track films that an organization borrows from other organizations
• Reserve films which are already checked out
• Generate a list of films checked out by physician or department, flagging overdue films for the Overdue Films List
• Generate user-defined reminder letters for recipients holding films that are more than a selected number of days overdue
• Automatically print labels and outguides when users check films out of the Radiology Department.

Peer Review
Radiologists have the ability to view and interpret previously diagnosed films. System routines offer the flexibility for users to include comments as well as to agree or disagree on any previously signed reports. Special statistical reports show a breakdown of these findings.

Management Lists
The application generates the following lists to assist care providers and managers in the smooth, cost-efficient operation of their departments. These on-demand management tools compile the necessary data and statistics for proper review of the organization.

Statistical Reports
The application provides a comprehensive set of statistical reports, which assist department managers in the study and analysis of information.

Bar Code Reader
The application includes bar code reading capabilities which:
• Represent an alternative to keyboard data entry for film tracking functions
• Print the patient information on exam labels in bar code representation
• Identify the patient, film, and recipient by simply scanning a bar code.

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Medical Information Technology, Inc.
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