Viewing Laboratory Test Results

Through CPRS, you can review lab test results in many formats Based on user feedback, CPRS has made some changes to the Labs tab display, including adding two new reports, replacing one report, a new order for items in the Lab Results pane, and some changes to the display of the reports.

New Reports

Two new items have been added:

Changed Report

The Lab Status report has been replaced by the Lab Orders (All) report.

New Order for Items in the Lab Results Pane

With CPRS version 30.B, the order of reports in the Lab Results pane, where the users select which lab report they want to view, is different. The two new reports will be the top two items listed—unless your site has customized the order of the items.

Order of Items Before CPRS 30.B

 

Nationally Released Order of Items after CPRS 30.B

Note:  The first item in the list could be different at your site. A new parameter enables sites to set which report they want to appear first in the list. This will also affect the data that displays when the user first goes to the Labs tab.

Note:   Items in bold have changed order. The two new reports are the first two items in the list and Cumulative has moved to the bottom. Lab Orders (All) is new and replaces the Lab Status report.

 

New Date Range Selection Buttons

CPRS has two ways to select the date range for Lab reports. The first way is by using the date pane in the lower left corner of the labs tab when a report is selected as shown below. In this screen capture, the nationally released order for the reports is displayed in the Lab Results pane.  

This screen capture shows
the Labs tab with the Lab Overview (All Orders) items selected and the traditional date 
selection method shown.

 

The second way, added with CPRS GUI v.30.B, enables sites to set a parameter to instead have the date ranges set using radio buttons above the main data pane. In the screen capture below, the parameter to have a different report at the top of the Lab Results pane has also been set.

This screen capture shows the Labs tab with a different lab 
selected to be first in the list and radio buttons across the top of the pane 
that displays data to select the date range fo the lab results.

 

To view lab test results, use these steps:

1.     Select the Labs tab.

2.     In the Lab Results box, select the type of results you want to see.

Note: A plus sign (+) by a lab test means it has a schedule.

For some selections,  you must determine which test results you want to see. If the Select Lab Test dialog appears, you need to choose the tests you want to see.

 

3.     If necessary, select the tests for which you want to see the results.

4.     Also, you may need to choose a date range (Today, One Week, Two Weeks, One Month, Six Months, One Year, Two Years, or All Results.)

 

Related Topics

Ordering Lab Tests