Schedule an exam

 

Individual and group orders receive a scheduled start and end time when assigned to a specific device or room. This drag-and-drop function takes place on the Calendar page. The first step is to generate a list of orders you want to schedule.

  1. Click the Scheduling tab

  2. Click the Orders tab

  3. Select a predefined filter from the drop down box at the top of the table, or use the Filter buttons, , to select one or more studies you want to schedule.

  4. Click the Schedule button, , to load this list into the orders window on the Calendar page.

From this list of orders located under the Orders tab on the Calendar page, assign it a room for a given date and time, as follows:

  1. From the data calendar, click on the date for the exam. The main calendar displays the available rooms for that day.

    1. To display additional days in the main calendar, select the single, 5-day or weekly view button, located at the top of the calendar page.

  2. Locate the order in the Orders list on the calendar page.

  3. Single click on the order to highlight the modalities/rooms capable of performing the procedure.

    1. Check the Follow Order box to show only the modalities/rooms capable of performing the exam.

    2. If too many rooms appear on the main calendar, click the Facilities tab and uncheck the facilities you want to hide from this list.

  4. Use the left mouse button to drag the order from the Orders list to the day and time you want the procedure to take place. Release the mouse to drop the order into the time slot under the cursor.

The procedure's allocated time is assigned to the exam by default. Adjust the default time allocation, if necessary.

 

The order is removed from the Orders list if it no longer matches the filter requirements specified on the Orders page when you created the list.