Enter POC Test Results

1 In the menu bar, do one of the following:

• Click Results > Point of Care - Enter Results.

• Click Results Data Entry > Point of Care - Enter Results.

Note: If you can access the Results menu, the Point of Care - Enter Results menu item appears only if an administrator enabled that feature for you, and the Results Data Entry menu does not appear. If you cannot access the Results menu, the Results Data Entry menu appears only if an administrator enabled that feature for you.

Tip: To clear the information on the page at any time, click Cancel.

2 In the Order Queue list, double-click the order for which you want to enter test results.

This list includes only orders that were placed for your current lab and facility. For information about changing your lab or facility, see Changing the Lab or Changing the Facility.

3 In the Result field, specify the appropriate results.

The available or appropriate responses vary, depending on the test. For some tests, you click an option in a list; for other tests, you type a value (such as 5, HHH, or TNP). All typed letters are automatically changed to uppercase.

If you type an invalid value, a message advises you of the valid range; click OK to proceed. You must type a valid value to be able to release the results.

For some tests, you might be prompted to provide multiple results.

Note: If the order details or patient information is incorrect, you cannot edit that data here. To change that information, click Cancel, edit the order via the requisition log (as described in Edit a Filed Order (Online Edits Allowed)), and then repeat this procedure.

4 If you entered a value in the Result field that falls outside the specified priority range (either below the low value, or above the high value) for the test, select Yes or No to indicate whether the test has been repeated and confirmed.

If you select No, a message will appear, instructing you to follow up with your supervisor to request that the results be manually released.

5 If you specified Test Not Performed or TNP in the Result field, in the TNP Reason box, type the reason that the test was not performed. (Otherwise, go to the next step.)

This information will appear on the report.

Note: If you specified Do Not Report or DNR, that information will not appear in the report, but DNR is included with the HL7 results that can be downloaded as described in Accessing Patient Test Results or via Lightning.

6 If you are entering results for more than one test, repeat steps 3–5 for each test.

7 Click Queue to Review.

No results are sent to the lab until they have been reviewed.