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Place a Lab Order with Bypass Orders Module Processing On

  1. Click the Labs tab.
    The Lab Master template opens.
  2. Document An Assessment.
  3. If a preferred vendor does not appear or you want to change the vendor, select a vendor.
  4. 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.

  5. To specify when to perform the test, select the timeframe or date.
  6. Select the order priority and the need to fast or call results.
  7. 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.
  8. On the lab template, do the following:
    1. Verify or select the ordering assessment.
    2. Select the test(s).
    3. Click Save & Close.
      The test(s) appear in the Order Hold grid on the Lab Master template.
  9. Select the test(s), and click Place Order.
    Each ordered test appears in the Order grid with a status of ordered, the ordered date, the name of the lab study, and the diagnosis.

    If the tests are not mapped to the selected vendor, an alert appears. Select a different vendor or map the tests in File Maintenance.