View or Print Previous POC Test Results

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

• Click Results > Point of Care - View/Edit.

• Click Results Data Entry > Point of Care - View/Edit.

Note: If you can access the Results menu, the Point of Care - View/Edit 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 Client list, click the client whose POC test results you want to view or print.

This list includes only clients for which POC test results have been reviewed and released for your current lab and facility. If no results have been released for your current lab and facility, the Client list is blank. (To change your current lab or facility, see Changing the Lab or Changing the Facility.)

3 In the Search by list, click the option that you want to use to search for the results (Name for the patient’s last name, Patient Key for the patient’s SSN or patient ID, or Req Number for the requisition number).

4 In the adjacent box, type at least the first character of the patient’s last name, SSN, patient ID, or requisition number.

Note: If you specify more than the first three digits of the SSN, include the hyphens. This ensures that the appropriate matching results are displayed.

5 Click Search.

6 Click the patient’s name in the search results.

Note: If the selected report has been archived and cannot be retrieved at this time, a message advises you of this. You can try again later.

7 Do one or more of the following:

• Print the report:

a Click Print.

Note: If a final version of the report has been received from the lab, a message appears, and the Print button does not. You can view the preliminary results on the page, but not print them. To print the final report, see Accessing Patient Test Results.

b On the Print dialog box, make any appropriate changes and then click Print, or click Cancel if you want to review the report before printing it.

c Do one or more of the following:

• To browse through or print the report, use the appropriate procedure for your version of Adobe Reader.

• To return to the test results page, click Close.

• Return to the search results list. Click Back.

• Return to the page where you can retrieve results. Click Cancel.