Worklist Features

Worklists are filtered selections of patients and their respective studies, collected from the Synapse database. Use the Worklist page to view and access studies.

Note:

The Worklist reopens to the same size and position it was in when you closed it.  

     

Feature

Description

Worklists Pane

Displays the five default Worklists (All Patients, All Recent Studies, All Studies, All Reservations, and Unread Studies), any SWAT created Worklists configured for your site, the QBE (Query By Example) Worklists that you have created and saved, Global Worklists, My History, My Favorites, and your Collections folders.

  • Click the twistie next to the Worklist header to expand or collapse the contents beneath it.

See Creating and Using Collections Folders.

Worklist Item Count

With appropriate permissions, the Worklist displays the number of available studies.

See Viewing Worklist Item Count.

Worklist Title Bar

Displays the name of the selected Worklist, the View All Thumbnails icon, the Create a QBE Worklist icon, and a Refresh icon.

  • Unread count and STAT counts that display in the top of the Worklist title bar.
  • The Reservation Worklist also displays the study count in the Worklist title bar.

See Indicator Icons.

Simultaneously Display Primary and Secondary Worklists

To more efficiently monitor workflows while reading or reviewing studies, Synapse provides the option to view two separate Worklists simultaneously. With your primary Worklist already displaying, you can select a secondary Worklist to display at the same time.

See Managing Multiple Worklists.

Columns Names

Each default Worklist displays its own set of columns. Column names can only be modified by your PACS System Administrator.

See Setting Worklist Column Preferences.

Column Selection

The Worklist includes a large number of column options from which to select. Customize your Worklist columns to best meet your needs.

See Modifying Columns.

Row Selection

Click a row to select the single row (study).

  • In the visible screen area, hold down the CTRL key and click to select individual multiple rows.
  • In the visible screen area, hold down the SHIFT key and click to select contiguous rows.

Context Menu

Right-click a study to access the context menu options.

See Using the Worklist Context Menu.

Refresh Time

Displays the time of the most recent system refresh.

 

Worklist Indicator Icons

Icon

Description

Synapse Chat

Synapse Chat provides the ability for Synapse users to communicate with one another within the Synapse application.

Click the Synapse Chat icon from your preferred location in the Worklist, PowerJacket, or Viewer.

See Synapse Chat Overview.

Resize Font

Use this feature to make the font smaller or larger without affecting your default settings.

Click the Resize Font icon located in the top right of the Worklist page to adjust the font size of Worklist.

See Worklist Overview .

Snapshot

The Snapshot icon indicates that the study contains saved display states. Right-click to display the context menu that lists the display states. Click to view or drag Snapshots into the Collections folder.  

Right-click to invoke the Snapshot context menu. Options include the ability to edit a Snapshot's name or delete from the study. All changes automatically synchronize in the Viewer.

Note that auto-saved Snapshots cannot be deleted.

Reports

The Reports icon indicates that the study includes a report.

  • Hover over the icon to view the Report Impression if one exists.
  • Click the icon to open PowerJacket Reports pane.
  • Shortcut key: ALT + R

Notes

The Notes icon indicates that the study includes notes.

  • Hover over the icon to see a list of up to 10 notes. Each line displays the note's author, the first 50 characters of text, and the creation time and date.
  • Click the icon to open PowerJacket Notes pane.
  • Shortcut key: ALT + N

Documents

The Documents icon indicates that the study includes documents.

  • Hover over the icon to see a list of up to 10 documents attached to the study.
  • Click the icon to open PowerJacket Documents pane.
  • Shortcut key: ALT+ U

Reservations

A solid Reservations icon indicates that the current user reserved the study. If the icon displays with no fill , the study is reserved to another user.

  • Hover over the icon to view who the study is reserved to, who reserved the study, comments, and the time elapsed since setting the reservation.

Reserved to Other User

The Reserved to Other User icon indicates that the study is reserved to another user.

  • Hover over the icon to view who the study is reserved to, who reserved the study, comments, and the time elapsed since setting the reservation.

View All Thumbnails

Click the View All Thumbnails icon to display the thumbnails for every study under each study row, so you can quickly determine whether you want to open the study to view more images and information.

See Opening a Series in Series Viewer.

Additional Series Available

If more thumbnails exist than there are columns to display them, an indicator displays on the right side of the thumbnails preview indicating that additional series are available. Open the study to view additional series.

Save QBE Worklist

Click the Save the QBE Worklist icon when you want to create a (Query By Example) QBE Worklist.

See Creating a QBE Worklist.

Refresh

Click the Refresh icon to manually refresh the contents of the Worklist page and view the most current information on your Worklist and in the Worklist pane.

  • The study and STAT counts update for the Unread Worklist, the Global Unread Worklist, All Reservations, Global All Reservations, and any QBE Worklists based on those Worklists.

Note: The contents of the Unread Studies folder refresh automatically at an interval set by your System Administrator.

Collections

The Collections folder icon displays next to your default My Collections folder and any other Collections folders you create.

Locked by you

This Lock icon displays for the studies in Preliminary or Complete status that are locked by the logged in user. It provides a quick, visual means of determining which of the locked studies are yours. Hover over the icon to display the user information for all users who currently have the study locked.

Note: Synapse removes the Lock icon when you dictate (F8) or skip (F9) the study. Saving a report as Draft in PowerScribe does not remove the Lock icon.

Locked by other users

The Worklist page displays the Lock (concurrency) icon to indicate that other users with dictation privileges currently have the study open.

See Viewing Study Lock Status in the Worklist.

Dictation in progress

The Dictation icon displays in the Lock column when the study is being dictated by another user.

  • Hover over the icon for user information.

Note: Synapse removes the Lock icon when you dictate (F8) or skip (F9) the study. Saving a report as Draft in PowerScribe does not remove the Lock icon.

Dictation in progress by you

Displays in the Lock column when the study is being dictated by you.

  • Hover over the icon for user information.

Caching Status

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The Caching Status icon displays when the study is cached.

See Creating and Using Worklist Subscriptions.

AI Submitted

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The AI Submitted icon displays when the study with AI findings is queued along with other AI findings; until the findings are processed, they are not yet available.

AI In Progress

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The AI In Progress icon displays as the AI engine processes the AI findings. Once the study is processed and the Worklist refreshes, the appropriate icon displays.

AI Scan Complete

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The AI Scan Complete icon displays when the AI scan is fully processed.

AI Failure / Rejected

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The AI Failure / Rejected icon displays when the third-party AI vendor communicates a failed or rejected status to Synapse.

Is CV Migrated

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The Is CV Migrated icon displays in the Is CV Migrated column when Synapse migrates the study from Synapse CV. You cannot change the status of a CV migrated study. When you open a CV migrated study from the Worklist or web query, the Viewer does not display the CRA icon , and the CRA application does not open automatically.

Synapse Analytics

Click Synapse Analytics to launch Synapse Analytics.

Synapse Analytics is only available in the US to users with appropriate privileges.

See Launching Synapse Analytics.