DIRECT PATHOLOGY ORDER ENTRY FROM REMOTE SITES

OrderIT allows on-line ordering of all Pathology / Radiology tests. The user may be provided with collection instructions including automatic printing of labels for phlobotomy samples.

DATA STRUCTURE

• Orders for Pathology tests are maintained in a discreet database.
• Each "Order" is equivalent to a REQUEST
• An "Order" is converted to a Request on receipt of the specimens in the Laboratory. The order is automatically transferred from the Order database to the regular Request database at this time.

DATA COLLECTION

• Orders may originate from any device connected to the system
• Terminals in the Doctor's surgery, or ward terminals, are the initial devices
• Several data flow patterns are catered for by the OrderIT system :

  (a) Doctor Order at Practice (or Ward) and :

  • Specimen collection list issued at laboratory level
  • As specimens are received at the Laboratory, Order is automatically converted to Request
  • Labels issued as specimens received

  
  (b) Doctor Order at Practice (or Ward) and :

  • Specimen collection labels produced at Practice for immediate collection
  • Request Form printed at Practice/Ward to accompany specimens

(c) Doctor Order at Practice (or Ward) and :

Laboratory level lists and specimen labels produced for selected specimens. (Combination of (a) and (b)).

REQUIRED DATA

There is automatic entry of Practice (or Ward), Doctor, Requested Date and Time where :

• The Practice / Ward is assigned from the Initial logon
• "Doctor" is equivalent to the user name
• "Patient ID or UR" is entered from barcode or other recognition items (drop down indexes are available)
• "Request Date & Time" = data entry date and time
• Requests "Tests" are entered (drop down indexes are available)

Optional data includes :

• Collection date and time (multiple collections included)
• Special collection details
• Clinical Notes

POINT OF ORDER PRINTING

Dedicated barcode printers are optional at each Order Point. OrderIT produces site-specific output that can include Specimen Code, Patient Code, any or all Order details.