The Worklist electronic program allows sonographers to
A) connect the Hospital Information System, Radiology Information System, and Picture Archiving and Communication System in one database.
B) order the patient examinations for the day.
C) query for patient demographic information from the ultrasound system.
D) engage the preset function of the system.

Question

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Many hospitals and imaging centers now use the Worklist program, which transfers patient information electronically to the ultrasound system. Sonographers "query" Worklist from the ultrasound system through a dedicated computer network. Detailed, pertinent patient information (e.g., the patient's full name and date of birth, the referring physician's name, the patient's medical record number, and the type of study to be done) then is populated into a patient information page on the ultrasound system.

The Worklist Electronic Program Allows Sonographers to