Post-Interpretation Activities Guide

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We’ve introduced a few changes to make it easier and safer to manage interpretations, especially when edits are needed after signing a report. The goal: create a clear, consistent, and compliant way to handle post-interpretation updates.

Quick Recap: Sessions vs. Interpretations

Sessions

Sessions are the sleep studies performed by the patient. Each interpretation is built from one or more sessions.

Here’s a breakdown of session statuses:

  • Ongoing (transparent): The patient is currently testing.
  • Processing (transparent): The session is being processed in our system — usually takes 20–30 minutes.
  • To Review (yellow): The session is ready and valid for interpretation.
  • Incomplete (blue): Something went wrong. May be recoverable with support, or a retest might be needed.
  • Short Session (orange): The session didn’t reach your clinic’s threshold (default: 4 hours). May still be usable.
  • Demo (transparent): Sessions under 30 minutes, typically created for educational purposes.

Note: Session statuses use light-colored labels for easy identification.

List of sessions in the portal displaying all the status types

Interpretations

Interpretations are the official clinical output — the result of analyzing sessions and generating a signed report. Each interpretation may include one or more sessions.

New and updated interpretation statuses:

  • Started (yellow): Sessions were selected, and “Start Interpretation” was clicked.
  • Pending Interpretation (yellow, new): Ideal for handoffs between scorers and physicians — sessions and templates are selected, ready for interpretation.
  • Completed (green): The report has been signed and authorized by the physician.
  • Re-sign (orange, new): We suggest to use this when only a small update is needed — like correcting a DOB or a line of text — and the physician needs to re-sign.

Note: Interpretation statuses now use brighter labels to avoid confusion with session statuses.

List of interpretations in the patient page displaying all the status types

What Happens After Signing?

Once an interpretation is marked as Completed, the content becomes locked to preserve clinical integrity. However, if changes are needed, users with Scorer or Interpreter permissions can manually change the status.

Allowed manual status changes:

  • Change to Started
  • Change to Pending Interpretation
  • Change to Re-sign

⚠️ Changing from Completed to any other status will require a new physician signature and timestamp, in compliance with medical documentation standards.

A completed interpretation

Once the status is changed, the interpretation becomes fully editable again.

An interpretation after changing the status manually

All manual edits and scoring will be preserved, but you’ll notice that the physician signature elements return to keyword form.

Signature before status change, looks completed
Before Status Change
Signature after status change, back to the signature tags
After Status Change

How to Change Interpretation Status

You can update the status from two places:


  • The Interpretation Table under the patient profile
Interpretation table with the status dropdown
  • The Interpretation Page itself, via the dropdown in the top-left (accessed through the magnifier icon)
Interpretation page with status dropdown

Suggested Workflows

  • Completed → Started or Pending Interpretation

    Use this when major edits are needed — e.g., removing sessions, updating the interpretation template, or changing the report design.

  • Completed → Re-sign

    Ideal for minor edits — such as fixing typos, updating DOB, or other quick revisions.

    Re-sign can also serve as a priority status , signaling that a completed interpretation needs physician review.

Auto-Saving Enabled

No more “Save Changes” button!

Now, when you start or edit an interpretation, all changes are automatically saved .

A small indicator next to the status label will confirm that changes are being saved in real time.

All changes saved legend

How to Change a Patient’s Date of Birth on an Interpreted Study

Correcting a patient’s date of birth (DOB) is a common post-interpretation update. Here’s how to make the change while keeping the record compliant and up to date:


1. Go to the Patient Profile & open the Patient Details

2. Edit the Date of Birth and Save

3. Open the interpreted study & change the Interpretation status back to Started, Pending Interpretation, or Re-sign, depending on your workflow.

4. Click Refresh to update the values.


⚠️ Note: Refreshing will override any manual edits. If you want to preserve manual edits, you’ll need to either:

  • Make a copy and re-enter them into the document after refreshing, or
  • Manually tweak the Date of Birth directly in the document preview.

5. Re-sign the interpretation (or send it back to the physician for signature).

We’re excited to roll out these improvements as part of our ongoing commitment to streamline your workflow and reduce unnecessary friction.

As always, your feedback helps shape what comes next. If you have suggestions or questions as you start using these updates, don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Heads up: This feature is expected to launch by the end of July 2025.