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 Dear SIMMS Users,

 We would like to inform you that SIMMS Enterprise has been upgraded to a new version. Below you will find description to a number of new features that have been actualized with this update.

 â€˜Assign Radiologist’ button:

On the Check-In page you will find a new ‘Assign Radiologist’ button which permits linking of studies to the radiologist right upon checking a patient in (see attached image ‘Assign Rad’). When the investigations are assigned to the radiologist using this button, the visit gets automatically transferred to the ‘Waiting for Dictation’ status. Assign button works per modality, thus make sure to switch between the modalities if assigning multiple investigations at the same time. Also, make sure it is the last thing you do before pressing the ‘Check-in’ button so that all the changes are saved. If another step is performed after (i.e. ref doctor is selected last) you will have to re-assign. This functional adds capability to the system for the dictation to take place while the images are still going through and auto-linking. Please note that the linking of images is now possible in any status, therefore all the images will be linked even after the patient has been dictated. It remains the clinic’s responsibility to monitor that all the images are send through and linked to the proper visit even if the dictation has taken place. Use this functional at your own discretion and be advised that the clinic remains accountable if dictation is done without images.

Check-In Page

We have redesigned the look of the Check in page by inserting a new field called ‘Additional Information’ and removing the ‘Email’ field. Previously entered information will transfer from the old field to the new field (see attached Check-In).

Stats-Reports:

Under ‘Doctor Report’ and ‘Preset Report’ pages an additional field for sorting has been added. If you are a multi-clinic client, you can now separate the reports per clinic (see attached Stats).

CI Billing Status:

It is now possible to define the default payment status for each CI Billing preset (Paid, Not Paid, Paid-Not Fully). On the receipt the values in the paid field will get populated automatically at check-in if the status by default is set to ‘Paid’ (see attached CI Billing).

Emailing Final Reports:

Those who use the system to deliver the final reports to the referring doctors via email will be glad to know that the name of the file format has been changed. The name of the pdf now consists of the full Health Card Number and Date of Visit.

Search by Health Card:

On the Check-In page we have added the ability to search patients by the Health Card number. Functional that was not available in the past.

Deleted Referring Doctors on Check In:

From now on, a deleted referring doctor will not be visible in the drop down on the Check-In page. Nevertheless, the doctor will stay on the final report (for previous visits) even if he/she has been deleted from the Employees page. 

Scheduler:

Defects with the ‘Search’ and ‘Next Available’ buttons in the Daily section are now fixed and working. You can search for patients by their name, phone number, or health card. Also, please not that the ‘Printable Version’ and ‘Days Off’ buttons on the daily page are part of the new scheduler functional only.

We would also like to inform you that recent issues with the application have been caused by a faulty hardware piece at the data center. We apologize for all the inconvenience it has caused you, and would like to assure you that over the past month we have worked hard to replace the part that has caused turbulence to us all. The issue is now resolved!

Please feel free to contact us via telephone or the ticketing system if you have any questions or suggestions. 

Thank you for your co-operation,

SIMMS Team

 Translated using Google Translate:

 Chers utilisateurs SIMMS, 

Nous tenons à vous informer que SIMMS Enterprise a été mis à niveau vers une nouvelle version. Ci-dessous vous trouverez la description d'un certain nombre de nouvelles fonctionnalités qui ont été actualisées avec cette mise à jour. 

«Attribuer Radiologue bouton: 
Sur le Check-In page, vous trouverez un nouveau «Attribuer radiologue bouton qui permet de relier des études à la droite radiologue après vérification d'un patient dans le (voir image ci-jointe« Attribuer Rad). Lorsque les enquêtes sont affectés au radiologue en utilisant ce bouton, la visite est automatiquement transférée à la «Waiting for Dictée 'état. Attribuer travaille bouton par modalité, donc assurez-vous de basculer entre les modalités, si l'attribution de multiples investigations dans le même temps. Aussi, assurez-vous qu'elle est la dernière chose que vous n'avez avant d'appuyer sur le "Check-in" bouton afin que toutes les modifications sont enregistrées. Si une autre étape est effectuée après (c.-ref médecin est sélectionné en dernier), vous devrez réassigner. Cette fonctionnelle ajoute la possibilité pour le système de la dictée qui aura lieu alors que les images sont toujours en cours à travers et l'auto-liant. S'il vous plaît noter que la liaison des images est maintenant possible dans toute situation, donc toutes les images seront liés, même après que le patient a été dicté. Il reste la responsabilité de la clinique pour contrôler que toutes les images sont envoyées à travers et liée à la visite appropriée, même si la dictée a eu lieu. Utilisez cette fonction à votre propre discrétion et à être informés que la clinique demeure responsable si la dictée se fait sans les images. 

Check-In page 
Nous avons repensé le look de l'arrivée de page en insérant un nouveau champ appelé «Informations supplémentaires» et en enlevant le champ 'Email'. Informations précédemment entrées seront transférés de l'ancien champ à un nouveau domaine (voir ci-joint check-in). 



Stats-Reports: 
Sous le titre «Rapport sur Doctor» et les pages "Report Preset 'un champ supplémentaire pour le tri a été ajoutée. Si vous êtes un client multi-clinique, vous pouvez maintenant séparer les rapports par clinique (voir Statistiques joint). 

Statut de facturation CI: 
Il est maintenant possible de définir le statut de paiement par défaut pour chaque facturation CI prédéfinie (payé et non payé, payé, pas entièrement). Sur la réception des valeurs dans le domaine payées aurez remplie automatiquement lors de l'enregistrement si le statut par défaut est «payé» (voir ci-joint CI facturation). 



Emailing rapports finaux: 
Ceux qui utilisent le système pour fournir des rapports finaux pour les médecins faisant référence par courriel seront heureux de savoir que le nom du format de fichier a été modifié. Le nom du fichier PDF se compose maintenant du numéro de carte Santé, prénoms et date de la visite. 

Recherche par carte de santé: 
Sur le Check-In page, nous avons ajouté la possibilité de rechercher des patients par le numéro de carte Santé. Fonctionnelle qui n'était pas disponible dans le passé. 

Deleted référant Médecins à l'arrivée: 
A partir de maintenant, un médecin référant supprimés ne seront pas visibles dans le menu déroulant sur la page de Check-In. Néanmoins, le médecin va rester sur le rapport final (pour les visites précédentes) même si il / elle a été supprimée de la page Employés. 

Planificateur: 
Défauts à la «Recherche» et «Suivant Disponible« boutons de la section quotidiennes sont désormais fixes et de travail. Vous pouvez rechercher des patients par leur nom, numéro de téléphone ou de carte de santé. Aussi, s'il vous plaît ne pas que la «Version imprimable» et «Days Off" boutons de la page quotidienne font partie de la nouvelle fonctionnelle ordonnanceur seulement. 

Nous tenons également à vous informer que les problèmes récents avec la demande ont été causés par un morceau du matériel défectueux au centre de données. Nous nous excusons pour tous les désagréments qu'elle vous a causé, et je voudrais vous assurer que sur le mois passé, nous avons travaillé dur pour remplacer la pièce qui a provoqué les turbulences pour nous tous. Le problème est maintenant résolu! 

S'il vous plaît, n'hésitez pas à nous contacter par téléphone ou par le système de billetterie si vous avez des questions ou des suggestions. 

Nous vous remercions de votre coopération, 

SIMMS équipe 

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Dear SIMMS Radiologist,

We have released an updated version of the Smart Viewer. With this new version we have added a few features to enhance usability of the application.

You will now be able to set parameters to scroll by all images on the screen. For example, if your monitor settings are defined to display 4 images at one time, you can now set the system up so that with one scroll, right away you will see the next 4 images in the series (see image below).

Furthermore, we have implemented an option where you can let the system know whether or not you would like to see all of the investigations related to a study assigned to you, even if you do not have to dictate them. For example, if a patient has done an ultrasound and a mammogram in one day, however only a mammogram has been assigned to you for dictation, you will now be able to let the system know that you would like to see the ultrasound in history as well (see image above).

A shortcoming of monitor setting has also been fixed with this update. Presently when studies from different modalities are assigned at the same time to you, the system picks up the correct monitor settings for each modality when you switch between the tabs.

The issue of the last patient not disappearing from the worklist once you are done all of your dictations has finally been corrected. Now, you will see a prompt warning you that there are no other patients for dictation.

Lastly, we have added a new button ‘Note’ to the recorder. This button relates to the Internal Notes and Comments that clinic’s staff can leave with the patient’s file (it is a new means of communication for the facility’s employees). By pressing on the button you will be able to view and leave comments about a patient, quality of images, technologist’s hand writing, etc (see image below).

Please feel free to contact us via telephone or the ticketing system if you have any questions.

Thank you for your co-operation,

SIMMS Community

Dear SIMMS Users,

We are about to release a new update to the system. This note is to explain the changes that you will notice to the application, as well as, inform you of various improvements to SIMMS mechanisms and other functional.

Stats:

With this new version we have modified Doctor Reports for Radiologist which are found under Stats. The fees are now separated into two columns: the technical and the professional fees (see image below).

Referring Doctors:

From now on when a Referring Doctor logs in into SIMMS, he/she will no longer be able to view Worksheets. Only Images, Final Reports, Requisition Sheets, and Doctor Notes will be visible and available.

Final Reports:

As a result of the last release, all users encountered a small margin shift on their final reports. Currently, we have restored the original margins for all final reports to all our clients.

Fax & Email Servers:

SIMMS Fax Server Mechanism has been improved and updated. This will result in a more stable service with less unexpected down-times. Furthermore, we have updated the Email Server which will solve several technical issues, such as getting a blue page upon creating a new clinic user who already exist in SIMMS database.

Typist:

Re-design of the Typing Module is almost complete. We will start releasing the module one client at a time very soon. We will notify the clinic staff over the phone prior to the release. 

Please feel free to contact us via telephone or the ticketing system if you have any questions. 

Thank you for your co-operation,

SIMMS Team

Dear SIMMS Users,

Dear SIMMS Users,

We have released a new update to the system. This note is to explain the changes that you will notice as well as inform you about other functional being worked on.

Check In Boxes

With this new version Managers and Owners of the clinic will be given access to administration and modification of the check-in page and the check-in boxes. Under Clinic tab, a new page called Investigation Setup will become visible. We are asking those in charge of the page to be very careful applying any changes. Please monitor the modifications made and inform us directly if you notice issues with the system. Please refer to a detailed manual in SIMMS under the HELP tab.

Radiologist Group Billing

We have integrated into SIMMS new functional that allows clinics to bill professional fees under Radiologists Group Number. Page called ‘Set Radiology Classes of Service’ is now re-designed. From that page, clinic Managers can add Radiologists Group Numbers and indicate whether or not their radiologists belong to a group.

Typing Page & Spell Check

Re-design of the Typing page is still in development. The functional for the spell check is also being updated. At this time, you will not notice any major changes; however, upon completion SIMMS Typist module will be optimized.  

Please feel free to contact us via telephone or the ticketing system if you have any questions. 

Thank you for your co-operation,

SIMMS Community

Dear SIMMS Clients,

We have released an updated version to the SIMMS Enterprise and this memo is to explain some of the changes you will notice.

Internal & Study Notes

With the last release we have integrated two new functions for leaving comments with the patient: Internal Notes as well as Referring Doctor Study Notes. This functional is now also available and has been added in radiology viewers for radiologists’ use (see images below).

News

The long awaited section for the news on the login page has finally been released. From now on, all clients are encouraged to periodically check the login page for updates and notices about SIMMS Enterprise and our services.

 

Typing

A defect of same study appearing for two typists has now been fixed. Furthermore, if it is applicable, typists could now view, edit, and delete templated documents from the typing page (see image below).

Billing Codes Setup

Functional for adding new billing codes under Clinic-Billing Setup is now finished. From now on, when you are adding in a new code to the list, you must not forget to link it to the clinic group number and the appropriate modality. You will see a new button named ‘Link Codes’ with which you could complete this procedure (see image below).

 

DICOM Anonymizer

When you are exporting patient’s file onto a CD or External Drive in a DICOM format, it is now possible to anonymize patient’s information simply by selecting a checkmark that says ‘Anonymize’ (see image below).

 

Change Health Cards

The mechanism for changing and updating Health Cards as well as transferring visits between patients is now complete. When you encounter Change Health Card window (see image below) you have the option of moving investigations and visits from one patient to another. This window will open only if the Health Card for a patient you are originally updating through Patient Info already exists in the system. Please be very careful when transferring the visits and always check for the date as the last visit is at the bottom of the list.

Please feel free to contact us via telephone or the ticketing system if you have any questions.

Thank you for your co-operation,