Scanning

The Administrator can configure the default settings used in the scanning user interface. This includes the image format and use of the scanner’s control panel.

Modify the default settings as follows:

  1. Click the Admin/Server Settings tab
  2. Select Scanning
  3. Select the Image Format from the pull-down list
    1. The following options exist
      1. JPG - Save each document as a JPEG image, one per file
      2. PDF - Save all documents into a single PDF file.
      3. Prompt -When using the generic scan button in which a format is not specified, prompt the user when scanning
  4. Select the state of the Scanner Settings Page as follows:
    1. Show - Automatically launch the scanner’s control panel
    2. Hide - Suppress the scanner’s control panel until the user launches it
  5. Set the JPEG compression quality factor applied when scanning documents
  6. Select the Save icon

 

 SCANNING UI DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SETTINGS

 The Administrator can configure some of the information displayed in the scanning user interface. This includes the demographic information displayed and the settings defaults.

 

Modify the patient and study demographic information as follows:

 

1. Click the Admin tab. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Scroll to the Scanning Demographics Data section. There is a section corresponding to each of the web pages from which the user can initiate the scanning.

4. For each section, insert the COLID corresponding to the field you want to display, followed by the label you want to appear in the scanning interface. If you leave out the label, the default field label is used. COLIDs can be found on the Customize Labels page. 5. Click Change to save the settings.

DOCUMENT TYPE CONFIGURATION

Document scanning configuration consists of creating document types that are used to categorize each scanned sheet, and assigning restrictions to each document type so they appear only when needed and only by authorized users.

 

Document types are site-specific categories assigned to each scanned document. Examples include exam documents such as procedure request forms, worksheets such as technologist spec sheet, and general documents such as patient identification and insurance verification cards. Document type options appear on the scanning interface so users can assign them to each scanned document.

 

To define and edit document types, do the following:

 

1. Click the Admin tab. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Scroll to the System Settings section.  4. Click the Document Type Settings link to display the document type web page. 5. To create a new document type,  a. Click the New button, , to display the document type definition page.