Link DICOM Image

• Users must have an Access Level of Chart Folder, Summary and View-Only, Restricted Chart Entry, or Full Chart to add DICOM image links to a patient chart
• To sign and add notes to documents, a user must have Can sign selected in their user profile

• Selection list items for the Add from Favorites List for the Summary field can be customized by the Clinic Administrator by going to Tools > Preferences > CLINIC > Clinic Wide Form Data > Begin Edit and selecting DICOM from the Tab list
• Selection items for the Add Note Add From Favorites list and the Route Message Add From Favorites list are customizable at the user and CLINIC level. Go to Tools > Preferences > CLINIC or [user] > Form Data > Begin Edit and select Image/File Import from the Tab list

DICOM image links can be a file path to an image stored on a network directory or shared drive or a URL for an image hosted by a medical image sharing system, such as a picture archiving and communication system (PACS). Linked images must be a .jpg, .jpeg, or .dcm file type.

1. Go to Tools > Link DICOM Image

2. Click Browse to locate and select a file path to the image on a network directory or shared drive and click Open

   or

   Click Paste (or press CTRL + V) to paste a copied URL or file path in the File URL field

3. Optional: click View to view the image prior to storing it
4. Click Select to search for and select a patient
   1. If a patient chart is open when the Link DICOM Image tool is selected, the patient name will be populated in the Patient field
5. Populate the following required fields:
   1. Clinical Date: populate the date associated with the image
   2. Summary: type a description of the image or click Add from Favorites and select one or more items from the list
   3. Optional: select a user from the Provider list to associate the user with the image
6. Click Store to Chart or Sign
   1. If signing the image, click OK to sign and save to the patient's chart
   2. Optional: click Add Note and type a note in the free text field or click Add from Favorites and select one or more items from the list
7. Click Close to close the DICOM Link window

Note

If linking to an image on a network directory or shared drive, only users with access to the directory or drive can view the image from Sevocity

The DICOM link information can be routed to another user in the clinic for review or to perform tasks related to the image. The information can be routed before or after storing the image link.

1. From the DICOM Link window, click Route
2. Search for and select a user from the To list

   1. Multiple individual users, multiple groups, or a combination of users and groups can be selected

3. Select a Priority for the message or leave defaulted to Normal
4. Type a Message in the free text field or click Add from Favorites and select one or more items from the list
5. Click Send

The routed file will be sent to the assigned user's Messages inbox.

1. Go to Chart > Imported Documents
2. Select the image from the imported document list and click View
3. Click View DICOM Image

The image will display in the default program for the file type.