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Before you start

You need the role lab_tech at the lab the order was sent to.

Steps

1

Open the queue

Go to Orders (/lab/orders). Orders are grouped as Pending accession, In progress and Released. Each row shows Priority (STAT, Urgent or Routine), Accession, Patient · HPN, Panel, Ordered by, when it was Ordered, and its State.
2

Open an order

Click the order. You see the Ordered tests and the Clinical indication.
3

Receive or reject

Under Specimen, click Receive specimen. You see Specimen received — you can enter results. Or click Reject…, pick a Rejection reason · required, such as Haemolysed, Clotted at draw, Insufficient volume, Mislabelled, Wrong tube / additive or Lipaemic, and click Confirm rejection. You see Specimen rejected — recollection needed.

What you can do here

  • Accept specimens so results can be entered.
  • Reject specimens with a reason.

Common problems