The Lab orders / tracking module assist the office in tracking the various labs that the physician has ordered for patients during the visit. Our lab order module is HL-7 compatible and currently interfaced with Quest Diagnostics to enable lab orders to be sent electronically.

Physician can order the labs directly in the Visit Notes while they are in the exam room with the patient. There is no longer any need to complete any paper order forms. They could select which test they would want the lab to perform as well as select which labs they want to use (if they use more than one lab). The request can be printed out for the patient, fax to the labs or sent electronically via HL-7 interface to the labs. The "Link With" feature in the EMR feature Template can also trigger the Lab orders.

Once requested, the orders can be tracked from the Lab Orders / Tracking module. Users can view what specific labs tests were ordered and when it was ordered. It also tracks the progress of the orders by indicating the number of days that the labs have been sent.

Once the results have been received, either through mail, via the fax or electronically through the HL-7 interface (upcoming feature), Physician can access them through the My Task screen, view the results and contact patient, if necessary.

Lab orders / Tracking features include :

	Ability to send Lab Order electronically to Quest Diagnostics.
	Ability to Fax, Print Lab Orders to labs.
	Ability to track Labs and its status including the number of days since the request was sent.
	Ability to view and access labs results easily
	Built-in HL-7 interface allows for integration with other labs to be customized and created.
	Results received through fax or electronically can be linked immediately to the lab requests and filed into patient's charts
	Lab results can be graphically represented on Chart View