Generating a TNP Report

For labs that collect this data, the test not performed (TNP) report provides information about tests that were not performed (for example, if the quantity of specimen received was not sufficient to perform the test, if the test was canceled after the specimen was sent to the lab, and so forth). You can generate this report for one or more clients of a particular lab for the last month, last six months, last 12 months, or a date range that you specify.

You can export this report as either a PDF file, Excel spreadsheet, or comma-separated values (CSV) file. No matter which format you use, the report includes the following information for each analyte tested as part of the order:

• Lab Accession #. The accession number assigned to the order.

• Client’s Accession #. The lab reference ID, if any.

• Client’s Unique Patient ID. The patient’s patient ID or SSN.

• Collection Date. The date that the specimen was collected.

• Date Order Received. The date that the order was received by the lab.

• TNP Action Code/TNP Description. The code that indicates why the test was not performed, along with a description of test.

• Date TNP Action Taken. The date that it was determined that the test could not be performed.

• Additional TNP Comments. Additional information about why the test could not be performed (if available).

• Customer Contact Date/Time. The date and time that the lab contacted the client about the test (if applicable).

• Customer Contact Name. The name of the person whom the lab contacted (if applicable).

• Test Code Ordered/Test Name. The analyte code number and analyte name.

• Client Number/Client Name. The number and name of the client.

The end of the report displays a summary of each type of TNP action code that was applied, along with the description of the test and the number of times that code was applied for the specified period.

Notes:

• You can generate a TNP report only if an administrator enabled this feature for you.

• Point-of-care tests that are not performed will not appear in a TNP report, since they are not processed through a lab.

• If a pending order was processed at a different lab—for example, if the patient went to a Quest Diagnostics PSC while traveling—and the lab was unable to perform the test, a message to that effect appears in the test report, which is sent to the original client. However, those messages will not appear in a TNP report.

• For information about TNP advisory messages, see Viewing Advisory Messages.

Generate a TNP Report