Overread workflow

As an Attending radiologist, you can use the Overread workflow to transfer a report to another Attending radiologist or a section for final review and signature.

This workflow is useful when you are reviewing a report outside your primary specialty and want a colleague with the appropriate expertise to review and sign the report.

Send a report for overread from the Report Editor

After completing dictation in the Report Editor, initiate the Overread workflow by using one of the following methods:

  • Use the Overread report voice command.
  • Select Review on the menu bar, then select Set Overreader.
  • Press a microphone button assigned to Overread report or Overread and prelim.

Select an overreader

  1. Select the drop‑down arrow next to the Radiologist field.
  2. Choose one of the following options:
    • A Section
    • An Attending/Consultant
    • Unassigned (last item in the list)

Apply the overreader to future reports (optional)

Select Apply this Attending/Consultant to future reports to automatically send future overread reports to the same selection.

If you clear this option, you can choose a different overreader each time.

When this option is selected, the Select Overreading Radiologist dialog box does not appear for future overread actions.

Send the report as preliminary (optional)

  1. Select Send Preliminary to:

    • Send the report as Preliminary to the EMR/EHR, and

    • Send the report to the overreader, if applicable.

      ​​​​​​​The Send Preliminary option appears only if preliminary reporting is enabled for your account by your PowerScribe system administrator.

  2. Select OK.

The report is sent to the overreader’s Pending Signature queue, or to the selected Section or Unassigned queue.

The original Attending radiologist is listed as a Contributor on the report.

Change the overreader from Explorer

  1. On the Explorer screen, select a non-final report.

  2. Right-click the report and select Set Current Overreader.

  3. In the dialog box, select one of the following:

    • A specific Attending/Consultant,
    • A Section,
    • Unassigned.

  4. Select OK to save your changes.

Disable “Apply to future reports”

If you previously selected Apply this Attending/Consultant to future reports and want to disable it:

  1. Open Set Current Overreader from the Explorer screen⁠.⁠
  2. In the Radiologist drop‑down list, select the blank option (first item).
  3. Select OK.

Overread electronic signatures

  • If an Over-read electronic signature is configured in Admin Portal > Setup > Sites > Preferences > Statements, overreader names appear on the report.
  • If Preserve over-read signatures on status change is enabled in Admin Portal > Setup > Sites > Preferences > Workflow, overreader names are retained even if the report status changes.

Recommendation

When using the Overread workflow, include the < 111:Logged in User Name > merge field in the overread electronic signature statement.