Get Complete Traceability with the New Change History
As part of the improvements aimed at providing greater traceability and clinical control, the Change History feature has been added to the viewer and the study panel, allowing users to view, in an organized manner, all the changes, actions, and relevant events that have occurred on a study since it entered the system.
What it is
This is a tool that shows, in a single panel, the chronological record of activities associated with a study, including movements, modifications, statuses, users involved, and reporting workflow events. The history allows users to know what happened, when it happened, and who performed each action.
The information is presented in a structured manner according to the metadata captured by the system, and may include automatic (system) events and manual (user) events, depending on the client's configuration.
What it is for
The history is useful for:
- Auditing the complete process of a study from receipt to delivery.
- Identifying who opened, modified, or signed a report.
- Reviewing status changes, interpretation attempts, reassignments, or returns.
- Resolving operational questions between areas (technology, support, radiology, referring clinicians).
- Improving traceability in institutions with multiple radiologists, shifts, or modalities.
How it affects the workflow
Previously, traceability depended on isolated queries in the RIS or on non-integrated records. With this tool, action information is directly accessible within the study, without requiring additional searches.
The user can immediately check whether the study was moved, reassigned, corrected, or reopened, allowing clearer management of the report's lifecycle. This reduces support times, avoids operational confusion, and promotes transparency in the clinical process.
What changes compared to previous versions
Prior to this addition, the system did not offer a unified panel showing the detail of events and modifications for a study. The information was scattered across modules or not available to the end user.
With this update:
- Events are centralized in a single panel.
- Chronological visualization with user and action detail is enabled.
- Clinical and administrative auditing of each study is improved.
Implications for the user
The information visible in the history depends on the configured permissions and the client's policies.
- Some events may be visible only to administrators or coordinators.
- The level of detail may vary depending on how the RIS-PACS logs events.
Users can rely on this tool to resolve discrepancies in statuses, validate workflows, and coordinate with support without requiring complex technical inquiries.
Final considerations
Change History improves operational transparency and strengthens control over the study lifecycle in institutions with high volume or multiple actors involved in the reporting process. Its direct integration in the viewer facilitates review without switching modules and adds an extra layer of security, auditing, and order to the management of clinical studies.