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