Search
Look up a patient in PACS, then open them in a new viewer or assign them to a watched room.
Use Search when you know the patient and want Viewer to look them up in PACS — then open them in a new viewer or assign them to a watched room.
Search for a patient
- Choose Search in the toolbar, or press ⌘ S / Ctrl S.
- Enter any combination of Last name, First name, Patient ID, and Date of birth. Dates use the form yyyy-mm-dd, and Viewer helps format as you type.
- Choose Search. You need at least one field filled in.
- Click a row to Open in New Viewer, or open the More actions menu for other options.
The command bar can start a name search for you: press ⌘ Shift P / Ctrl Shift P, then type Last name, First name. See Command bar.
Results
Each row shows name, date of birth, patient ID, and sex. Choose Clear on the filter row to start over. X in the trailing controls returns you to the viewer.
If nothing matches, you will see No Results Found. Check the spelling, or try fewer fields — patient ID on its own often works best.
Open in New Viewer
Click the row, or open More actions and choose Open in New Viewer.
Viewer opens a standalone Open Studies tab for that patient and displays the most recent study. You can keep up to four Open Studies tabs, where Viewer on iPad allows two. Opening the same patient again brings their existing tab forward, and the tab may briefly show No Studies while PACS is queried.
Assign to a room
- Open the row’s More actions menu.
- Under the location headings, choose Assign to the room you want.
The patient is placed in that watched room and the room’s viewer comes forward. Occupied rooms are still listed — assigning replaces who is in the room. Only rooms this computer is watching appear, so turn on more rooms under Settings → Rooms.
Tips
- Search needs an active Link session. If your login expired, sign in again.
- Assigning a patient is how you fill a vacant room from the computer.
- After you open or assign someone, use the Studies panel to pick priors.