Place a Lab Order with Bypass Orders Module Processing Off
Click the Labs tab.
The Lab Master template opens.
Document an assessment.
In the Perform section, click one of the following template links:
Chemistry
Microbiology
Other Tests
Tumor Markers
Office Labs
Serology
Urine Chemistries
Hematology
OB Labs
Therapeutic Levels
The template for the selected lab type opens.
Note: These lab templates share the current working assessment.
On the lab template, do the following:
Verify or select an ordering assessment.
Select the test(s).
Click Save & Close.
Click Place Order on the Lab Master template.
Each test appears in the Order grid with a status of ordered, the ordered date, the name of the lab study, and the diagnosis.
Select an ordered lab and then click the Lab/Radiology Order Processing link.
The Process and Submit Lab/Radiology Orders template opens and shows.the order type, the preferred vendor, priority, and billlng type.
If a preferred vendor does not appear or you want to change the vendor, select a vendor.
To specify the level of urgency, select the order priority.
To change the billing type, click the Billing Type field and select an option.
The Billing Type field has been filled based on the selected vendor. The default billing type is Third Party; however, if the patient's insurance is not attached to the encounter, the default is Patient.
In the Today's Orders section, select an order and click the down arrow for Include selected order.
The order appears in the Orders for Selected Vendor grid.
Note: You cannot change the order type, vendor, priority, or billing type for an order after it is added to the Orders for Selected Vendor grid. You must remove or process and submit the order first.
Select the order in the Orders for Selected Vendor grid and do the following:
If Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions have been set up, click AOE and answer the questions.
To process the order and send it to the interface queue, click Process/Submit and then click Save & Close.
To save the order in the Orders module without sending it to the interface queue, select the Save to Module but Don't Send to Interface queue check box and then click Process/Submit.
