Edit, Hold, or Delete an Order in the Batch Queue

1 Do one of the following:

• In the information bar, click Home and then click the Requisitions to be Batched link in the Quick View area.

• In the menu bar, click Requisitions > Batch Processing.

Notes:   • The number on the Home page indicates the total number of orders in the batch queue for all of the clients that you can access. The number of orders in the queue for each individual client varies. • The Requisitions menu appears only if you can place orders with your current lab. The Batch Processing menu item appears only if you have been assigned a client that supports batching.

2 In the Client list, click the client whose batch queue you want to review.

The Batch Processing page displays all of the orders currently in the batch queue for the selected client, including the transport temperature of the collected specimen, the requisition number, the date and time that the specimen was collected, patient demographic information, and the order code and test name. (If there are no orders to be batched for the selected client, the page is blank.)

3 Do one or more of the following:

• Edit an order in the batch queue:

a In the Action column, click Edit for the order that you want to modify.

b If an order entry message appears, review the message and then click Close.

Tip: If you need to see this message again later, click in the bar with the buttons.

c Make any appropriate changes and complete the order.

You can typically change any aspect of the order except the lab, client, or patient’s SSN or patient ID. For some clients, you cannot change an existing lab reference ID. You also cannot remove the patient or search for a different one. (For more information about the Order Entry page, see Placing an Order.)

When you click File, your changes are saved, and the order remains in the batch queue. (If you split the order manually before clicking File, the specified tests are put in a separate held order, and the rest of the tests remain in the order in the batch queue.)

• Remove an order from the batch queue and put it in the hold list:

a In the Action column, click Hold for the order that you want to put on hold.

b When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

The order is removed from the batch queue and placed on the hold list.

• Delete an order from the batch queue:

a In the Action column, click Delete for the order that you want to remove from the queue.

b When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

The order is canceled and will not be included in the batch.