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Laboratory Orders
Orders, specimens and results. A result flags itself against the reference and critical ranges.
Where to find it
- Module: EHR
- Group: Diagnostics & Pharmacy
- Section: Laboratory
- Screen: Laboratory Orders
Address in the console: /ehr/lab-orders
List · 9 columns · 5 fields on its form · 1 of them required · 1 action
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Code | order_no |
| Patient | Text | patient_name |
| Priority | Status | priority |
| Tests | Number | tests |
| Resulted | Number | resulted |
| Critical | Number | critical_results |
| Ordered by | Text | ordering_provider_name |
| Collected | Date and time | collected_at |
| Status | Status | status |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient required | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Ordering provider | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Priority | Choice | Configuration list | |
| Specimen number | Text | ||
| Clinical notes | Long text |
What you can do here
Collect
Asks for: Specimen number Condition
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.