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Search for Pathology Orders and Results

When you select the specialty All Others, pathology orders for Dermatology and Ambulatory Surgery do not appear in the Pathology Orders grid. The same is true if you select the specialty Dermatology or Ambulatory Surgery, pathology orders for the All Others specialty do not appear in the grid.

  1. Click the Specialty field and select the appropriate specialty from the list.
    • If you select Dermatology as the specialty, the Dermatology Pathology Order Search panel appears, which includes search criteria fields relevant for dermatology.

    • If you select Ambulatory Surgery as the specialty, the Ambulatory Pathology Order Search panel appears, which includes search criteria fields relevant for ambulatory surgery, currently GI.

    • If you select ll Others as the specialty, the standard Pathology Order Search panel appears, with search criteria fields suitable for all specialties.

  2. Use the fields in the Pathology Order Search panel to enter or select search criteria to locate the specific pathology records that you want to view.
  3. To narrow your search results to a specific data range, enter an Order start date to have the system only show records created after the entered date and an End date to have the system only show records created prior to the entered date.
  4. Click Search.
    The Pathology Orders grid refreshes and displays search results for encounters for the selected specialty based on your search criteria.
    • The system only loads the first 250 records. If the record you are searching for does not appear among the records loaded, you must enter additional search criteria to narrow your search results.
    • To display the records sorted by the completed date, click the Completed Date option.
    • To sort records by the collection date, click the Collection Date option.

  5. To print the search results, click the Print Search Results link.