Custom Result Filters
You can filter test results by test description, result description, result flags, and/or collection date range. You can use filter option in any combination.
- Open a patient document in the TX Text viewer.
- Right-click in the patient document, and select Insert Lab Results from the Viewer Document menu.
The Select lab results window opens.
- From the Date Range list, select Custom or select Custom.
The Set Results Filter window opens.
- Enter the filter criteria that you want to apply.
- To filter results on a specific test, in the Enter test description to filter section, enter the name or partial name of a test.
- Select Add Test or select the ENTER key.
The test description appears in the filter window.
- To change the description, select and enter over it, and then select Update Test.
- To delete the description, select it, and then select Delete Test.
- Select the Match exact names only check box, if applicable.
- Select Add Test or select the ENTER key.
- To filter results on a specific test result, in the Enter test description to filter section, enter the name or partial name of the result.
- Select Add Result, or select ENTER key.
The result description appears in the filter window.
- To change the description, select and enter over it, and then select Update Test.
- To delete the description, select it, and then select Delete Test.
- Select the Match exact names only check box, if applicable.
- Select Add Result, or select ENTER key.
- To filter results based on result flags, in the Select Abnormal Flags to filter section:
- Select the check box or text for each setting to clear or set the flag.
- To check all flags, select Check All.
- To clear all flags, select Uncheck All.
The results include only those that are within the range defined by the selected flags.Note: The default setting is to show all order results. - To filter results based on a collection date range, in the Enter collection date range to filter section, set up the date range in one of these ways:
- Display results within the selected Last number of Days, Weeks, Months, or Years.
- Select the Start date (date/time) check box, select the arrow to open the calendar, and select the desired date.
Select the End date (date/time) check box, open the calendar, and select the desired date.
The default setting is to show all results for all collection dates.Note: The Make this practice filter check box is not used for order results inserted in a patient document. - To clear all filters, select Clear Filter.
- When you have set all filters, select OK.
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