Tippy - Compare 2 or More Radiology Images

Tippies can be quickly adopted with immediate workflow benefits...

• Comparing Studies with PACS Image Viewer

Clinicians can view diagnostic imaging test results within the Chart Review activity that appears as a main tab in all opened charts. On reviewing study results in the "Imaging" tab in Chart Review, a "PACS Images" section provides links to relevant images. Selecting a link opens the "Xero Viewer" in a pop-up window.

Comparing new to old images for a particular study type (e.g., Chest Xray) helps clinicians recognize important changes. A short demo shows how to do this with ease.

• Demo: Using Image Viewer to Compare Multiple Studies

Tippy - MD Notifications in Patient Lists

Tippies can be quickly adopted with immediate workflow benefits...

• Prescriber Notifications in Patient Lists

One of the more useful columns that can be incorporated in patient lists is "IP Notifications" (select column 3043401601 or use one of the inpatient MD My List templates).

The resulting cell has a cloverleaf of visual alerts. Clockwise from top left, these are (1) New Labs, (2) New Notes, (3) Orders needing Cosign, (4) Notes needing Cosign.

Hovering over one of the icons will trigger a pop-up display of additional information (e.g., list of notes requiring cosign with links to view the notes without opening the chart). Double-clicking one of the icons will open the chart to an appropriate activity for taking action (e.g., co-signing notes).

These visual cues can help one focus on new information or unfinished work. The new labs and new notes indicators depend upon use of "Time Mark" in Results Review (Chart Tab) or Storyboard, and "Mark All as Not New" in Notes Review (Notes Tab):

  

Making a habit of clicking these review timestamps when rounding can improve the usefulness of patient lists for task management.

Flowsheets for Physicians

Flowsheets are an information tool optimized for tracking observations at multiple points in time.
They are part of the everyday work of nursing (e.g., vital signs, Ins and Outs, etc.) and allied health (e.g., respiratory device measures), but can also be used by physicians to track important clinical findings over time (e.g., CiWA tracking of alcohol withdrawal, Geriatric Depression Scale, etc.).

Flowsheets are but one of many ways for deriving clinical scores and metrics. When one-off summary measures are wanted, it may be better to use the Clinical Calculator or the Scales and Scores Tool.

Flowsheets are available in all care contexts and are organized in an Activity Tab.

• Demo: Flowsheet Documentation
• Manual: Flowsheets