Guide for Laboratory Staff
COLLECT SPECIMEN FROM PATIENTS
To start collecting specimen for laboratory tests, you need to accept patients first. Go to the menu, click Registration > Queues.
Click Accommodate Patient to begin.
Fill out all necessary fields such as, specimen ID, method, and est. release date. Remember to click SAVE.
To print a specimen ID to be used for the specimen container, click the options button and select Print Specimen ID.
The printer settings of your computer will appear. Click Print to begin printing the specimen ID.
To print the claim stub for the patient, click the options button and select Print Claim Stub.
The printer settings of your computer will appear. Click Print to begin printing the claim stub.
After printing the claim stub and specimen ID, you can save the patient’s record. Click SAVE.
CREATE LAB RESULTS
Now that you’ve collected your patient’s specimen, it’s time to start creating the lab results. Go to the menu and click Laboratory > Worklist. Click to patient’s name to start.
Fill out the general information for the test like the name of the medical technician and the name of the pathologist.
Scroll down to and complete the results of the complete urinalysis in the designated areas.
You can also put remarks below.
After completing the table, you can choose to save the data as the following:
- Pending Draft means that there are no results yet. Just click SAVE.
- Completed Result means that the result is already completed by laboratory staff. Click the arrow and select Complete.
- Verified Result means that the result is already verified by the medical technician. Click the arrow and select Verify.
- Finalized Result means that the result is finalized by pathologist/head it can now be printed. Click the arrow and select Finalize.
- Lab test to be Send Out are lab tests that are not analyzed in the clinic and are needed to be sent out to other clinics. Click the arrow and select Send Out.
- Pending Draft means that there are no results yet. Just click SAVE.
- Completed Result means that the result is already completed by laboratory staff. Click the arrow and select Complete.
- Verified Result means that the result is already verified by the medical technician. Click the arrow and select Verify.
- Finalized Result means that the result is finalized by pathologist/head it can now be printed. Click the arrow and select Finalize.
- Lab test to be Send Out are lab tests that are not analyzed in the clinic and are needed to be sent out to other clinics. Click the arrow and select Send Out.