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Document Details of Lab Tests

You can document the details of lab tests to order them for a patient.

  1. Open the Home or any other applicable template, select Orders from the upper navigation bar, and then select Single Order.
  2. Expand the Labs panel.
  3. Select one of the following options:
    • Internal for lab tests performed and billed in your practice on the same day.
    • External for lab tests performed and billed at an external facility.
  4. From Performing Entity, select the entity performing the lab test.
  5. Optional: Select the priority.
  6. Select one of the following options to filter the test grid:
    • To display your custom list of configured tests, select My Tests.
    • To display all configured standard tests, select All Tests.
    • To display the custom list of tests configured for another provider, select Others, and then select the provider's name.
  7. Search for or select the lab tests from the test grid to add to the This Order grid.
  8. If the caution icon appears, select the icon to answer the ask-on-entry questions.
  9. In Comments, enter any additional information.