Test Results

After the lab has completed a test, you can access a variety of reports:

• Patient test results. For individual patients, you can view or print a report of the results of any test that has been performed. In addition, if the client supports HL7 downloads, you can download the test results in HL7 format so that you can import the information into an external PMS, POS, or EMR system and add the test results to the patient’s chart. For more information, see Accessing Patient Test Results.

• Patient report history. For labs that support this feature, you can view almost all of the test results for a particular patient that were generated within the past two years, not just the results for tests that you ordered. For more information, see Accessing a Patient’s Report History.

• Cumulative test results. If a particular patient has had the same test performed more than once, you can generate a cumulative report to see how the results have changed over time. For more information, see Generating a Cumulative Test Results Report.

• Cumulative analyte reports. You can automatically generate reports about specific analytes. This analyte report (also known as a chart strip) appears at the end of each test results report that includes a measurement of that analyte. After you have defined which analytes you want to monitor, you can manually generate an analyte report for a specific patient. For more information, see Generating Cumulative Analyte Reports.

• Cumulative analyte graphs. If you prefer to see patient test results graphically, you can generate an analyte graph that contains information about one or more analyte measurements from one or more reports. For more information, see Generating a Cumulative Analyte Graph.

• Informatics reports and graphs. You can monitor changes in results for an entire population (that is, all of the patients associated with a specific client). For example, you could monitor glucose levels for children ages 6 to 16, compare cholesterol levels in women and men, or see how frequently abnormal white blood cell counts occur. You can view or print this informatics information in either a tabular report or graph. For more information, see Generating Informatics Results.

• Advisory messages. In some situations, the lab might be uncertain about which tests to perform, or might not be able to perform a particular test. If the lab supports this feature, you can view a list of advisory messages related to these situations. For more information, see Viewing Advisory Messages.

In addition, if an administrator enabled this feature for you, you can manually enter point-of-care (POC) test results, such as results from an InSure^® Quik F I T™ fecal immunochemical test. You might also be able to view the results later. For more information, see Managing POC Test Results.

If you are using Lightning, you can also add or remove test results in the queue. For more information, see Managing the Lightning Queue.

Note: Your administrator determines which reports (if any) you can access. For example, you might be allowed to view only individual patient test results, both individual and cumulative patient test results, or all reports (including informatics reports). Your administrator also determines whether or not you can enter or edit POC test results.