Navigating Between Previously Opened Studies

Introduction

While in the Worklist, the ability to return to previously opened studies using Time Warp addresses the issue of workflow interruption and provides a means by which you can easily return to a study after searching for and opening another study. The Time Warp buttons , located above the Worklists tab in the left pane, allow you to easily:

  • Go back to the previous study with one click.
  • Continue back through all studies that you have viewed throughout your current session.
  • Move forward to view any subsequent studies you have viewed (while using the Time Warp Previous button).
  • Open your My History Worklist to see a list of your recently viewed studies.

Note:

The navigation only works for studies; the ability to navigate does not function between other entities in the folder hierarchy (such as Patients).

Steps

The following examples describe the processes involved when using the Time Warp buttons in two scenarios:

  • Viewer and the PowerJacket are open
  • Viewer and the PowerJacket are closed

Example 1: The Viewer and the PowerJacket are opened, displaying the current study.

This process assumes that you were interrupted while reading a study and that you opened another study; now you want to return to the previous study.

  • You are working in Study A.
  • You receive a request to look at a new study, Study B, but you have not completed work on Study A.
  1. While in the Worklist, open the new study, Study B.
  2. After you finish looking at Study B, click Time Warp Previous .
    • Study A displays in the Viewer and PowerJacket, exactly as it was left if you selected the Automatically save Snapshot setting.

      Note:

      Be sure your settings are set to save Snapshot layouts. See Changing Snapshot Settings.

    • The study displays highlighted on that Worklist so you can find it easily.
  3. Optional: Click Time Warp Previous again to open the next previous study in the Viewer and PowerJacket, and open the associated Worklist.
  4. Optional: Continue to click Time Warp Previousuntil you reach the end of the list of studies opened during this session.

Example 2: The Viewer is closed, displaying the Worklist and listed studies.

This process assumes that you opened several studies and then closed the last study after completing work on that study; now you want to return to the study that you closed.

  • You opened Study S.
  • Then opened Study T.
  • Then opened Study U.
  1. While in Study U, you perform the necessary work (e.g., used F8 or F9 to dictate).
  2. After you complete the work, you close Study U (closing the Viewer, which also closes the PowerJacket).
  3. You are returned to the Worklist.
  4. From the Worklist, click Time Warp Previous .
    • Study T – the study that displayed BEFORE the one that was closed – displays in the Viewer and PowerJacket.
  5. From the Worklist, click Time Warp Next to display Study U.

Additional Information

  • Click Time Warp Next to view all of the studies you have viewed (while using the Time Warp back arrow).
    • Continue to click Time Warp Next until you reach the end of the list of studies opened during this session.
  • Click My History to open your My History Worklist.

Related Topics

Using F8 Automated Reading Workflow

Changing Snapshot Settings

 

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