Inserting Order Information in Quick Texts

Radiologists fill parts of a report by cutting and pasting, or dictating order information from the original order. To improve efficiency, you can create quick texts that includes special information fields that automatically insert order information.

To insert order information in a quick text:

  1. In the Quick Text Editor, place the cursor where you want to insert the order information field.

  2. Click the auto drop-down list and choose one of the following recognized items:

    Select:

    To insert:

    Accession Number

    The unique identifier for the dictated order. For linked orders, a list of all the accession numbers that are currently being dictated appears. Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field OBR-18.

    Completion Date

    The date the order was completed. Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field OBR-18.

    Date of Birth

    The date of birth of the patient. Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field PID-7.

    Dictating Radiologist

    The full name of the dictating radiologist.

    Observation Date

    The date the patient arrived for the exam. Sent from the RIS in HL7 field OBR-7.

    Organization

    The full name of the organization associated with the order. In general, this is the entering organization (organization for the dictating radiologist) and is sent from the RIS in HL7 ORC-17.

    Patient Age

    The age of the patient. This is the result of the calculation of the date of birth plus the current date.

    Patient ID

    The unique identifier of the patient within the hospital or radiology facility. Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field PID-3.

    Patient Name

    The full name of the patient. Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field PID-5.

    Procedure Description

    The description of the exam, for example, "MR ANKLE". Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field OBR-4.2.

    Reason For Study

    The reason for the study. For example, "SHORTNESS OF BREATH". Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field OBR-31.

    Referring Physician

    The full name of the referring physician. Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field PV1-8.

    Referring Physician ID

    The unique ID for the referring physician. Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field PV1-8.1.

    Relevant Clinical Information

    The relevant clinical information. For example, "RULE OUT LYMPHOMA". Generally sent from the RIS in HL7 field OBR-13.

    Requested Date

    The date the order was requested. Sent from the RIS in HL7 field OBR-6.

    Study Date

    The study date (same date as listed in the worklist).

    In the Quick Text Editor, the order information field is represented by the item name within shaded brackets. For example, if you select Accession Number, the following appears in your quick text: [Accession Number]. Since order information relies on specific order data, the order information does not appear until you insert the quick text into a draft report.

    If the order information field is a person’s name, such as Patient Name or Referring Physician, the name appears as title case. For example, the patient name JOHN DOE appears as John Doe.

    For MMR with M*Modal, if the order information field is a date, such as the Date of Birth or Study Date, your PACS administrator sets the date format using additional administration tools supplied by M*Modal.

    For linked orders, the text displayed is taken from the leading order. The leading order is the first order that you have selected. For example, if you insert the Organization field in your quick text, the leading order's organization appears in the report.