Requests

Requests to Pathology, Radiology Labs are generated from the Clinical Module. They can be requested directly from the Requests/Results section or from a Progress Note. On generating Requests from Progress Notes, detail of the Request saves to the Progress Note.

Requests print to Pre-Printed Stationery. Pathology Request forms follow a standard layout. At time of writing, Radiology Request forms do not.

These Requests are handed to the Patient to take with them to their choice of Labs/Locations.

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Favourite Requests

• Right-click on a Test (Pathology) / Region (Imaging) and select Add to Favourites or select Manage Tests and flag Favourites in the list

Request Sets

• Select Favourites
• Hold down the CTRL key and select Favourites to highlight them
• Right-click and select Add to Request Sets

• Enter a Request Set Name

• Select OK

Results

Results are downloaded to DCM from the Laboratories ... Downloading Results and Referrals – Direct CONTROL Medical (DCM)

They are automatically saved to Client Communications and can be viewed and managed in Requests/Results in the Clinical Module per Client/Patient. 

They can also be viewed and managed in Regular Tasks - Communications/Results 

There will be a red envelope informing you of Requests to be actioned

Generate a Request

Imaging

• Select Request - Imaging on the sidebar
• Enter select relevant detail
  • Should you be an Imaging Lab receiving requests from External Requesters, this detail can be captured
  • Select the Test/s. These can be flagged as Favourites
  • Select Manage Regions to edit/add Regions
  • Clinical Details can be saved by selecting Manage Details and flagged as Favorites

• Select Print

• Insert PrePrinted Stationery and Print
• Detail auto populates on the Progress Note

• The Request is listed in the Request/Results section

Pathology

• Select Request - Pathology on the sidebar
• Select the Test/s

• Select Print to print to screen
• Insert PrePrinted Stationery and Print
• Detail auto populates on the Progress Note
• The Request is listed in the Request/Results section

Associate a Request with a Result

• Select the Request
• Select the Result
• Select Associate on the sidebar
• Unassociated Requests and Results can be viewed and managed here and in Regular Tasks - Communications/Results