EFILM UserGuide Supplement

eFilm Workstation 4.0 2013 Merge Healthcare Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

The following are excerpts from the eFilm Workstation 4.0 User Guide that are focused on new features within eFilm 4.0.

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Contents: I. Merge Honeycomb Settings in eFilm II. Setting up Study Auto-Routing Rules

III. Setting eFilm Mobile connections eFilm to eFilm now available without VPN

I. Merge Honeycomb (To see more information regarding the use of Merge Honeycomb, Click Here)

The eFilm application is integrated with Merge Honeycomb. This integration enables you to route and/or store images to your Honeycomb space, list the contents of your space and retrieve data from that space. You can launch an external browser with the Honeycomb web page from the Study Manager. NOTE: You must have an existing Honeycomb account obtained through the web interface for Honeycomb done outside of eFilm.

To open Honeycomb 1. Click the Honeycomb tab. 2. Click Homepage. The Honeycomb login page opens. You can either log in or register for a new account.

To identify a Honeycomb storage space 1. In the Study List group box, select the Honeycomb tab. 2. In the Filter group box, click Search. The Honeycomb Login dialog opens. 3. Type your Honeycomb user name and password NOTE: If you do not have a Honeycomb account, you must create one and create a Honeycomb storage space. For information on setting up a Honeycomb destination, refer to the Merge Honeycomb Users Guide. 4. Click OK. The studies located in your Honeycomb storage space are displayed in the study list.


To view and retrieve the contents of a Honeycomb space 1. Click the Honeycomb tab. 2. Click Storage. 3. Select a storage space from the Honeycomb Storage Spaces group box and click Refresh. The studies in that storage space are displayed in the Study List group box. 4. Specify the desired filters in the Filter group box and click Search. The applicable studies appear in the Honeycomb tab of the Study List group box. 5. Do one of the following: Select a study from the list and double-click it to retrieve and view it automatically Select a study and click Retrieve, if you want to retrieve the study to the Local Exam list Select a study and click View, if you want to retrieve and view the selected study at the same time NOTE: Hold Ctrl while clicking to select multiple studies from the list. Retrieval is faster if you dont view a study as it is being retrieved. If a study is very large and you do not want to retrieve and view all of the series in a study, you can save time by expanding the study to the series level and selecting only the required series to be retrieved and viewed (see Moving Through Series on page 153).

To share Honeycomb studies 1. Select the study in the Study List group box. The selected study is identified by an asterisk. 2. Click Share. The Honeycomb Share dialog box opens.


3. From the drop-down list at the top of the dialog, select one or more users with whom you want to share the study.

NOTE: The user must be registered in Honeycomb. 4. You can optionally type a note in the Notes field. 5. At the bottom of the dialog, specify any restrictions governing the users access to the study. 6. Click Share.

To unshare a study 1. Select All Storage Spaces. NOTE: If you select a particular storage space, the Unshare button may remain disabled. 2. Optionally filter the study list if the list returned from Honeycomb is truncated and the desired study does not appear. 3. In the Study List, select the study that you want to unshare. 4. Click Unshare. The Honeycomb Share dialog box opens. 5. Select the user for whom you want to revoke sharing. 6. Click Remove Selected Users.


II. Configuring Auto Routing You can configure eFilm to automatically route newly-received DICOM objects to a number of configured destinations. These destinations include DICOM, eFilm Mobile devices, and Honeycomb. You can define the routing rules based on DICOM tags in the objects, including study type, modality, time of day, day of the week and be able to route uncompressed, compressed, and encrypted or unencrypted. DICOM transfer files are updated with successful and failed send actions.

To configure auto routing 1. Select Edit > Properties. The Edit Properties window opens. 2. Click the Auto Routing tab.

3. Do one of the following: If entering an auto-routing for Honeycomb, go to step 4.


For any other device type, go to step 6. 4. In the Honeycomb Autoroute User Settings group box, type your Honeycomb user name and password. 5. Click Update Credentials. 6. Click Add New Route. A line appears in the Routes group box. 7. Select the line. 8. In the Route Settings group box, type a route name. 9. From the Device Type drop-down list, select one of the following: DICOM Honeycomb (you must have entered your Honeycomb credentials) eFilm Mobile 10. From the Device Name drop-down list, select the name of the device. If the required device does not appear in the list, it must be defined in the Remote Devices tab. For instructions on defining remote devices, see Customizing Remote Devices on page 57. 11. Select Send Compressed to compress the routed study. The compression ratio for sent studies is defined in the Preferences tab of the Edit Properties window. See To configure compression on page 56. 12. In the DICOM Attribute field, optionally type the first characters of the attribute that you want to serve as a route condition. The drop-down list expands, displaying the attributes that match the characters you have typed. NOTE: If you specify no route conditions, all studies are routed to the destination. 13. Optionally, type one or more values in the Value field. For example, Modality = MR CT. In this case, studies are routed where the modality is MR or CT. Add another rule to create an AND condition. For example, the following conditions will route studies where the modality is MR or CT and the physicians name contains smith.

14. In the Source Devices group box, identify one or more source devices for the auto-routing. These devices must have been defined in the Remote Devices tab. See Customizing Remote Devices on page 57 of User Guide. In the case of Honeycomb, you must have supplied valid credentials in the Honeycomb Autoroute User Settings group box. 15. If you want to change the default number or retry attempts if the auto-routing fails, type the number of retries in the Autoroute Settings group box. 16. Click OK.


To manage routing rules You can manage defined routing rules as follows: Modify a routing rule by selecting it in the Route Conditions list and change the attribute and/or value. Click Update Selected Rule to apply the change. Delete a routing rule by selecting it in the Route Conditions list and click Delete Selected Rule.

Managing eFilm Mobile Accounts The Mobile Manager is used to activate a users account on their iPhone or iPod Touch device, to request an ID to create connections to eFilm workstations, and to manage access to studies and connections.

To activate an account 1. On your eFilm workstation, select Utility > Mobile Manager. 2. Click the Account tab.

3. In the Username and Password fields, type a username and password. 4. In the Confirm the Password field, re-type the password. 5. From the Region drop-down list, select the region in which the mobile device communicates (for example, US or Europe). 6. Click Activate.

To request an ID


1. On your eFilm workstation, select Utilities > Mobile Manager. 2. On the ID Request tab, type a Nickname for this ID.

3. Select Grant user full access to allow the user access to studies. NOTE: Clear the check box if you want to restrict access to studies for peer connections. 4. Click Request ID. The application displays connection code that you need to set up the connection. NOTE: You have ten minutes to sync your phone with the server before the ID expires.

Assigning Access to Users with Limited Access You can assign permission to referring physicians to view only specific studies for a patient and then remove access to the study when the user no longer needs access.

To assign studies on a limited basis 1. From the Mobile Manager, request an ID 2. If selected, clear the Grant user full access check box. When users connect to film Mobile, they will have no studies on their iPhone until you assign rights.

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