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### Viewing reports

This section describes how to view reports.

Note: Depending on the data retention policy defined for your site, reports that belong to purged studies may be available to view. See Patient documentation retention options.

You can view final and preliminary reports in the patient portfolio.

Warning: When you open a report in patient portfolio, its status is indicated at the bottom of the report as follows:

| • | For a final report, the name of the user who created it is displayed in the Signed by field.

| • | For a preliminary report, the name of the user who created it is displayed in the Authored by field.

Before you proceed with treatment options, ensure that you are viewing the final report for the patient.

Display formats for reports

A report is displayed in either HTML or Portable Document Format (PDF). The display format is determined by the original format of the report when it was created.

The following table describes the display format for reports.

Original format | Format displayed
ASCII or RTF | HTML format, in the Web browser
PDF | Viewed in PDF format, in a PDF reader

How are reports created

Reports are created in any of the following ways:

| • | In Radiology Station using any of the following tools:

| - | Radiology Report composition tool. Reports created using Radiology Report are saved in Rich Text Format (RTF). For details, refer to the Change Healthcare Radiology Solutions Radiology Report User Guide.

| • | Through a third-party radiology information system (RIS) or other reporting system used at your site. Reports received from a third-party system are saved in ASCII format.

Viewing a report

To view a report:

| 1. | Display the patient portfolio. See Displaying the patient portfolio.

| 2. | In the portfolio sidebar, click the report icon next to the report you want to view.

Icon | Meaning
| Final report. A report that cannot be modified or resaved. Warning: The name of the user who created the final report is displayed in the Signed by field. Before you proceed with treatment options, ensure that you are viewing the final report for the patient.
| Preliminary report. A report that may still require modification after further review. Note: Reports cannot be modified in the Disc Advanced Viewer. Warning: The name of the user who created the preliminary report is displayed in the Authored by field. Before you proceed with treatment options, ensure that you are viewing the final report for the patient.

The report is displayed in one of the following formats:

| • | HTML in the portfolio display area.

| • | PDF in a PDF reader.

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