PenRad – Mammography Information System (MIS) Download PDF

The PenRad system provides you with a competitive edge in a growing marketplace. PenRad is a solution that decreases your workload, increases your efficiency and offers immediate turnaround time for exams. It emulates workflow and automates tasks while eliminating worksheets, duplication errors, secondary data input, transcription and correlation of exams and patient letters. No other system offers such advanced technology and efficiency.

PenRad's unique design benefits the Patient, Technologist, Radiologist and Administrative office personnel. More importantly, PenRad also enhances your financial performance. By incorporating PenRad's' multifaceted automation process, costs related to dictation, transcription, duplication, manually tracking and recording data for reporting purposes are eliminated.

PenRad provides an up to date portfolio of your practice with an extensive administrative reports package. These are valuable tools for QA & QC, outcome analysis, personnel statistics, marketing, strategic and financial planning. PenRad, managing behind the scenes, helps ensure MQSA compliance and reduces liability while increasing the productivity and profitability of your mammography practice. PenRad will save you time and money.

Features and Benefits of the PenRad Mammography System

  • Eliminates Dictation/Transcription
  • Instantaneous Automated Reports
  • Multiple Statistical Reports
  • Addendum/Dictation Capabilities
  • Internalized Film Tracking
  • Compliance with MQSA
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Automated Patient Correspondences
  • Tracks Resolved / Unresolved Exams
  • Specific Detailing of Abnormalities

PenRad's software offers a "tap-not-type" interface utilizing Touch Monitors, Touch Screens, and Mouse Clicks. It virtually eliminates the need for a Keyboard. Through this interface, the radiologist is able to capture patient information and generate interpretive reports. Report transcription is based on screen taps based on the Radiologist. Reports are automatically generated, and recommendations generate the recall and warning lists.

PenRad is a Windows-based software package. PenRad offers complete turn-key solutions and on-site training. Additional product literature is available outlining administrative reports, sample exams and operation. This product is designed by and for radiologists and technologists to enhance and emulate work-flow, increasing productivity. We continue to evolve reflecting ongoing changes in healthcare.

Information, Medical Auditing and Integrated Scheduling

PenRad provides your practice the solution for mammography information, medical auditing and integrated scheduling requirements. Virtually eliminates all dictation, transcription and clerical costs. PenRad creates instant efficiencies, accuracy's and cost savings. Designed for today's questions and tomorrow's answers.

It's more than just a reporting system!

Valuable Marketing Tool – Monitors referral patterns and creates instant reports and correspondence.

Guardian Angel for your Facility – Tracks unresolved cases and generates reminder/recall letters for patients.

Improves QA and QC for MQSA – Automated reports for MQSA compliance and inspection. Complies with MQSA requirements and future needs.

Statistical Analysis of your Practice – Instant access to complete self-auditing of staff, examinations, mammography practice and pathology.

Monitors Facility Performance – Complete analysis of staff functions and personnel performance.

Expandable System – Open architecture accepts new modules and additional workstations or sites as practice or volume grows.

Captures Patient Data Once – All demographic and patient related information is part of the permanent electronic data file. There is no need to reenter information, saving you time. Bar-code Awareness– Instant recognition of patient ID and all history records.

Emulates and Compliments Work Flow – Designed by and for radiologists and technologists to enhance work flow.

Paperless Patient Files – No need to sort through film jackets for previous reports.

Interactive Patient Interviews – Creates real-time dialogue between patient and technologist, open communication leads to a more complete examination.

Simplifies Management – All patient data, radiologist, referring physician and staff information is instantly available from electronic file. Common Voice Radiologist Reports– Utilizes ACR lexicon for instant interpretive reports.

Automated Reports – Mail-ready and Autofax correspondence instantaneously.

Addendum and Dictation Capabilities – Modification of reports for unusual cases.

Graphic Report Presentation – Visual indicators for abnormalities for referring physician.

Lesion Location and Description – Calculates depth, clock, and quadrant of lesion while providing concise description of abnormality.

Windowed Envelope Report Format – Reports with graphics created for windowed envelope to eliminate mailing errors.

Automated Patient Correspondence – Generates patient exam, follow-up and reminder letters.

Advanced Software – Utilizes Microsoft, client/server and SQL technology.

Open Database Conductivity – SQL relational database with ODBC communications.

Configurable and Expandable – Designed to meet your needs for today and tomorrow.

Online Support and Upgrades – Modem upgrades and on-line technical support.

System Interfaces – Takes HIS/RIS systems to a higher level. HL7 compatible and other formats available. Passes exam information along with CPT and ICD-9 coding for instant billing and distribution.