Approve Study

Approve Study

Note: Only users with the Approve study permission can approve a study. By default, only reading physicians have this permission.

 

To approve a study, open the worksheet and click either Approve or Approve & Next in the bottom right.

•Approve: Changes the study status to Final (or Reviewed if that status is part of your workflow) and closes the worksheet, returning you to the Studies page.

•Approve & Next: Changes the study status to Final (or Reviewed if that status is part of your workflow), closes the worksheet, and opens the next study assigned to you for review and approval.

If a study is incomplete and not ready for approval, you can return it to the technologist. To return it:

1.Click Change status & Next.

2.In the window that appears, change the study status to New.

3.Click Change.

 

The study is now available for the technologist to update. The next study assigned to you for review and approval is opened.

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