Depending on your PACS' capabilities it can sometimes be useful to have a single mode in DocScan that prompts the user with a question which decides the series number and/or description used for the generated images.  This slight change in exam details could be used with PACS automated exam routing rules, or intra-PACS exam rules for how exams are displayed in worklists (or not displayed).  Read through the example below and see if this might be advantageous in application to your own workflows.


Scenario

A question adjusted variable series is an option for prompting the end user with a question which allows the series number and description to be modified based on the user’s response.  The time of day the question is prompted can be set based on the day of the week (the example below will only prompt the user with the question during varied non-business hours throughout the week).  Note that the INI Section name (“SeriesQuestion” in the example below) can be any text that doesn’t conflict with other INI section names.  This section name is placed in the Mode or [Common] section’s SeriesModQuestion entry.  


Example

[Example Mode]
...
SeriesModQuestion=SeriesQuestions

[SeriesQuestions]
ChoiceQuestion=Will the after-hours radiologists be doing a FINAL read on this exam?
Choice1Text=Yes
Choice1Series=90009
Choice1Description=Scanned Paperwork
Choice2Text=No
Choice2Series=99999
Choice2Description=Scanned Requisition
Sunday=0000-0900,1600-2359
Monday=0000-0700,1900-2359
Tuesday=0000-0700,1900-2359
Wednesday=0000-0700,1200-1259,1900-2359
Thursday=0000-0700,1900-2359
Friday=0000-0700,1900-2359
Saturday=0000-0900,1600-2359


Notes

  • ChoiceQuestion: The question presented to the end user when they click to send the images to PACS.
  • Choice1Text: The text on the first of two buttons.
  • Choice2Text: The text on the second of two buttons.
  • Choice1Series: Series number to use on the images if the user selects button one.
  • Choice2Series: Series number to use on the images if the user selects button two.
  • Choice1Description: Series description text if the user selects button one.
  • Choice2Description: Series description text if the user selects button two.
  • Sunday - Saturday: Comma delimited list of time periods when the end user will get prompted with the question.  If the current time falls between any of the time slots the question will be asked.  Otherwise, the mode’s regular settings for series number and description are used.