The Verifying Physician functionality allows two physicians to review and approve a study before it is made final. With this functionality, the workflow for approving studies follows this process:
When the reading physician clicks the Approve button on the worksheet, the study is assigned to the verifying physician. The study's status becomes Reviewed, and the worksheet is still editable.
When the verifying physician clicks Verify on the worksheet, the study's status changes to Final and the worksheet is no longer editable.
The study report includes a signature line for both the reading and the verifying physician.
Note: If the Verifying Physician field is blank, the reading physician can save the worksheet but cannot approve the study.
Assigning a Study to a Verifying Physician
Admins and sonographers have permission to change the Verifying Physician by default. Admins can give this permission to other users. For more information, see User Types and Permissions and Manage Users.
If the verifying physician is not assigned or assign the study to a different verifying physician, make that change on the worksheet or in the Study Properties window.
The worksheet lists the Verifying Physician in the Patient Information section.
To add a verifying physician, click the dots and begin typing.
To change the verifying physician, select the name of the verifying physician group and begin typing.