When Lab results are receieved and entered by the Nurse, an alert is sent to the Doctor for approval. When the Doctor views the results, he could need a number of tasks to be performed approving the results entered. This action list needs to be communicated to the concern staff. The action could be e.g. Inform Patient immediately or repeat the tests.
Fields description:
Action: Select the required action from the list box. Actions are defined under the option: Settings > Configuration > Masters >column: Groups >GroupTypes
Send Urgent Message: On the selection of this option, the recipent(s) to whom the message is addressed to gets a prompt of the 'Action' to be performed as soon as the recipeint user logs in. Also, the email sent shows the status as 'U' (Urgent) in the recipeint's Inbox.
To: Select to whom the message has to be sent; choose between Users and Roles, and the Search list displays the respective values. By default, the option: Users is selected.
It is possible to send emails to multiple recipents, the values are comma seperated.
Self: Select this option to send a copy of the email to your Inbox as well.
Inform Patient: Select this option to send a copy of the email to the patient to whom the lab order belongs to.
Note: This option is visible only if the clinic is having a patient portal.
Previous Notes: All relevant communication are tracked and displayed in this field. It is a read-only field and cannot be modified.
Notes: Type in the necessary messages
or select standard messages by clicking on the search button.
Approve: The lab result from the main page
will get approved if this is checked.
Send Message Select this option to send the message in the form of an email to the recepients selected in the field: To.
Review: Select this option to add the contents of the field: Notes in the Lab Result Review.
Add to Patient Medical Records: Select this option to add the contents of the field: Notes to the patient record's in Patient Notes.