Dear SIMMS MD,

Soon we will releasing an updated version of the Smart Viewer. With this memo we would like to inform you of the new features added to enhance usability of the application.

Loops/Cines

Reading doctors who dictate cardiac studies and use loops/cines function in SV will be glad to know that we have enabled playing of 4 loops at the same time for doctors’ reading ease.

New Workflow logic for users of Templated Docs

For convenience of those doctors using Templates/Electronic Worksheets for reporting, we have reworked the way the workflow occurs in SV. Moving forward, for those clients/clinics that implement ‘templated docs’ function, dictating doctors will not have to click multiple times to get to the screen of the required template. Doctors will simply have to open up a case/visit and the template will run automatically if they are used. Also, doctors will have the ability to configure which templates are used with which investigations on their own.

New History Tab

In the work-list window we have added a new tab for History. It displays everything that the doctor has dictated over the past 3 days and includes the images for those dictated patients (see image below).

Cobb Angle in Smart Viewer

The Cobb Angle has been added for the doctors’ convenience. To use the Cobb angle tool select it from the tools menu in Smart Viewer and make the measurement along the joints by using the left button of the mouse. The angle will be measured automatically (refer to the images below).

Size of Measurements

We have increased the size of the measurement annotation.  This will allow the doctors to conveniently use the available tools, even with a high resolution monitor. 

Billing Codes & Notes in Smart Viewer

Reading MDs can now view the billing codes that are assigned to each investigation, which can be found on the recorder.  The feature helps to instantaneously verify that the clinic is billing correctly for the dictated cases. To view the set of billing codes linked to the investigation(s), simply scroll over the name on the recorder and wait for a roll-over tooltip to appear (see below). Also, the Notes button on the recorder is now working and is highlighted pink if there has been a note left with the patient’s visit over the last month.

DICOM Tags & New Button

We have added the ‘exposure index’ and ‘technologist’s initials’ to the tags that are seen in the corner of each image. If you do not want to see DICOM tags at all please press letter “O” to hide the tags.