The PowerScribe 360 | Reporting HIS Bridge service exists to share patient information and orders with HIS or RIS systems. The Bridge service receives inbound order and patient information and stores it in the PowerScribe 360 | Reporting database. As radiologist create reports and sign them, the Bridge service sends them out to the HIS or RIS systems in the proper format for the receiving systems.
To activate and use the Bridge service, your Nuance representative will need to create a Bridge link and specify the type of data that is to be transferred. Various options control the way the data is transferred.
You can select the Enable Bridge logging to database option to activate extensive logging of the Bridge service to the database, including the complete HL7 message sent and received. It is suggested that you enable this option only while the interface is first being tested, and then disable it after testing is complete, to maximize database performance and conserve data storage space. Whether or not you enable this option, you can always search for and view individual Bridge events on the Bridge tab of the Logs group; the Log text box might appear empty when this option is disabled.
To configure the Bridge service:
1. In the Setup group, select the System tab.
2. Select the Bridge Service tab in the System Configuration dialog box.
3. To activate LEXIMER (Lexicon Mediated Entropy Reduction), select Enable LEXIMER processing. Otherwise, do not select this option.
4. To enable Bridge logging, select Enable Bridge logging to database. Or, to disable logging, remove the check mark from this option.
5. In the Bridge global log folder field, enter the location where the logs are stored. In most cases, you do not need to change the default setting.
6. The remaining settings on this tab govern the number of days the system is to store various event log and audio files. In most cases you do not need to change the default settings. Note that if you set a large value for items such as the Days to keep final report audio or Days to keep content audit (for example, one month or more), you must ensure that you have allocated sufficient disk space for storing the .dra audio files.
7. Click Save and Close.