What you’re looking at
A date range picker sets the period every figure is measured over, and New Radiology Order jumps to the ordering form. Tabs divide the screen:Analytics
Four tiles: Total Radiology Tests, Pending Tests, Completed Tests and Critical Findings, each with a week-on-week comparison and a second line (Awaiting processing, a completion rate, Requires immediate attention). Seven charts sit beneath: Test Volume Trends, Most Requested Tests, Turnaround Time (hours against a target), Staff Performance, Modality Distribution, Patient Demographics and Urgency Distribution. Where a period has nothing to plot, the chart says so — No test trend data available, No modality data available — rather than drawing an empty axis.Test Catalog
The list of studies the ordering form searches. Columns are Test Name, Modality, Category, Price, Duration (min), Usage Count and Created, with Search radiology tests… and Toggle columns above them. An empty catalogue reads No radiology tests found for this clinic; a search with no match reads No radiology tests match your search.The Reports tab is a placeholder: Radiology reports dashboard is under development. This will provide comprehensive reporting and analytics for radiology operations. Written reports live on Radiology reports; the day-to-day queue lives on Radiology list.
Maintain the study catalogue
What you define here is what a requesting clinician sees, what the patient is told to do beforehand, and what is charged. It is worth doing properly once.1
Open the Test Catalog tab
Find an existing study with Search radiology tests…, or select Add Test to define a new one.
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Name it and classify it
Give it a name — the example is “e.g., Chest X-Ray PA View” — a code such as “e.g., CXR-PA”, then choose a modality and a category. The modality is what groups it in every chart and filter on this page.
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Set price and duration
The price feeds the order’s total; the duration feeds scheduling. A study with neither still works, but the unit loses both its revenue figure and its slot length.
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Record what keeps the patient safe
Radiation dose (“e.g., 0.1 mSv”), contraindications (“e.g., Pregnancy, Severe kidney disease”), preparation (“e.g., Fast for 8 hours before the test…”) and the body parts covered. These travel with the request, so the person booking it sees them before the patient does.
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Add a report template
A reporting template pre-fills the structure of the written report for that study, so every chest film in your unit reads in the same order.
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Retire what nobody orders
Usage Count is the honest measure. Deleting a study asks first — Delete Radiology Test — and removes it from the ordering menu only; studies already performed keep their records.
Who can do this
Role decides whether the Radiology group opens at all, and whether an owner has hidden it from that role under Role navigation.
Per-person enforcement is opt-in: someone never saved in the permissions sheet is unrestricted, and the sheet warns “Saving starts enforcing”. A denied action is recorded in the audit log; an allowed one is not. Hiding the group from a role’s sidebar is a convenience, not a security boundary. See Staff permissions.
Check it worked
- A study you added is offered when you search for it on the ordering form.
- Its preparation and contraindications appear against the request.
- The Modality Distribution chart shows it under the right modality after the first order.
- The Total Radiology Tests tile moves when you change the date range.
Common issues
A study I added is not offered when ordering
A study I added is not offered when ordering
The ordering form searches this catalogue by name. Check for a typo, and check the study saved rather than the dialog being closed — the Test Catalog tab is the source of truth.
The Modalities tab is missing
The Modalities tab is missing
The imaging bridge is a Professional feature and is off below that plan. Everything else on this page works without it. See Modalities.
The Reports tab has nothing in it
The Reports tab has nothing in it
It is a placeholder while that dashboard is built. Use Radiology reports for written reports and the Analytics tab here for numbers.
Every tile reads zero
Every tile reads zero
The date range is the first thing to check — the tiles measure the period you selected, not all time. Widen it and they repopulate.
Turnaround time looks impossible
Turnaround time looks impossible
It measures from order to report. A study left as Completed but never reported keeps counting, so a long tail usually means unreported studies rather than a slow unit — check Reports Due on Radiology list.
FAQ
Does deleting a study delete past reports?
Does deleting a study delete past reports?
No. Reports already written stay on the patients’ records. Deleting removes the study from the ordering menu.
Where is the radiation dose actually used?
Where is the radiation dose actually used?
It travels with the request so the person booking and performing it can see it, and it belongs on the record because dose is cumulative for a patient across their life. The dose actually delivered is entered on the report.
Can each machine have its own catalogue?
Can each machine have its own catalogue?
No — one catalogue, with Modality on each study. That is also what makes Modality Distribution meaningful.
Does a report template lock the radiologist in?
Does a report template lock the radiologist in?
No. It pre-fills a structure; the radiologist writes freely over it. Consistency is the goal, not a form.
Is there deeper documentation on the imaging station?
Is there deeper documentation on the imaging station?
Yes — the Diagnostics edition runs the same screens. See Imaging station.