Patient Chart: Labs Patient Chart: Labs
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To view results for all visits
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The Labs tab is used to view the patient's lab results. Lab results are displayed in rows with columns for Test Name, Normal Range, Date/Time, and value. Use the green arrow buttons to scroll through the available results.
Lab results are displayed on the Lab Results page based on the following setup options:
The Labs tab defaults to a display of lab results for the current visit. Click the black double arrow expand button (located in the gray bar to the right next to the Actions link). This displays a View field and additional filter fields. Make a selection in the View field to display results based on visits:
Selected Visit: This displays the results from the current visit.
All Visits: To view lab results from all visits, In the View field, select All Visits.
HINT: When viewing results from all visits, you may want to filter the list by the desired department and/or test so viewing the desired tests is easier. See To filter the list of results for details.
Recent Visits: To view a certain # of visits, you can select Recent Visits in the View field. This enables a # of visits field and a patient type field. Enter the desired number in the # of visits field. Then, if applicable, select the desired patient type.
Date Range: To view visits by date range, select Date Range in the View field. Then, make selections in the Start Date and End Date fields to identify the desired date range.
1 Month: Displays results from the last month.
3 Months: Displays results from the last 3 months.
6 Months: Displays results from the last 6 months.
12 Months: Displays results from the last 12 months.
You can customize the number of results that display for each cycle of the scroll bar while viewing the Last 12 months of results. You can identify a number between 20-100 in maintenance. Go to Maintenance > General > Lab Results > Default Record Count and enter the appropriate number for your facility in the Default Number of records to display field.
To save your filter selections, click Actions > Save Filter Settings. This saves the selections you made for the next time you visit the Labs page.
Lab results can be filtered to display the specific results you are looking for. To filter the list by department, use the drop-down list in the Department field and select the desired department(s). To return to the default list of all results, check Select All.
You also have the option to filter the list by panel or test. To filter the list by test, use the drop-down list in the Panel/Test field to select the desired test(s) or panel(s). To return to the default list of all tests, check Select All.
To save your filter selections, click Actions > Save Filter Settings. This saves the selections you made for the next time you visit the Labs page.
Sometimes, for lab tests, the results are marked as erroneous in the Laboratory application. Results marked as erroneous are changed to status X and hidden from the default display in the Patient Chart > Lab Results page.
On the Lab Results page, you can view erroneous results by selecting the gray double arrow expand button at the top of the page and selecting the Include Erroneous check box. Erroneous results are displayed and are noted with a checkerboard icon in the first column of the display. To view the audit trail/user actions for the erroneous result, click the Change Log button.
The erroneous results are also noted in the PWC in the Alerts and Lab Results sections to alert the provider that a result was marked erroneous.
Edited results are noted with a triangle in the Patient Chart > Lab Results tab and in the PWC as an alert so that providers are notified of the change. The user actions/audit trail for edited results, including the reason for the edit, and the previous result, are detailed in the Change Log. Click the Change Log button to view the details for edited results.
Lab results can be also be displayed in a graphical format. Check the box next to the desired tests, then click Graph Selected.
HINT: You may want to filter the list by the desired department and/or test so selecting the desired tests is easier.
To print the lab results, click the Print Lab Report (printer icon) button next to the desired result. The Print dialog box is displayed. Select the desired printer, then click the Print button to print the Cumulative Result Report. The results on this report are grouped by test and sorted by collection date.
If the patient portal is activated, you can send the patient results to the portal so the patient can view them. Click the Send Results to Portal button. Select the lab results and enter the On Behalf Of, Assign Staff, Subject, Communication, and Status information and click Send. The results are then sent to the portal so that the patient can view them.
Click the Info button (green italicized i), located to the right of the result, to display educational information for the associated item in a web browser from MedLine Plus Connect. Or, to view information for all results, click the Launch Info for All button at the top of the screen.
The Change Log details the user audit trail for adding and editing the results. Click the Change Log button located to the right of the test result to view the details, including date/time, user, description, and action taken. For each action taken, click the Show Details button to view the Original and New values.
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