Description

The Organism Index page allows you to set up, configure, and search for organisms in the system. 

Access

AdminCenter > Microbiology > Organism Index



Technical Manual

Organism Index

Organism searchEnter the name, display name, abbreviation, or SNOMED code of an organism to jump to the requested entry in the table.
Show active onlySelect this checkbox to display only active organisms in the table.
Add

Select this button to open the Add Class pop-up. Asterisks denote required fields.

  • Active
  • Class Name*
  • Class Display Name*
  • Class Reportable Name*
  • Class Abbreviation*
  • SNOMED Code
  • SNOMED Description
  • Ignore SMOMED


Table

ExpandSelect this button to expand the class row to to display genus information, which expands to display species information.
Class NameDisplays the class name.
SNOMEDDisplays the SNOMED code.
ActiveDisplays "Yes" or "No."
Edit Class

Select this button to open the Edit Class pop-up that is auto-filled with the record data and ready for editing.

  • Active
  • Class Name*
  • Class Display Name* 
  • Class Reportable Name*
  • Class Abbreviation*
  • SNOMED Code
  • SNOMED Description
  • Ignore SNOMED
Add Genus

Select this button to open the Add Genus pop-up. Asterisks denote required fields.

  • Active
  • Genus Name*
  • Genus Display Name*
  • Genus Reportable Name*
  • Genus Abbreviation*
  • SNOMED Code
  • SNOMED Description
  • Ignore SMOMED


Genus Information

Expand the class row to view genus information for the selected organism.

ExpandSelect this button to expand the genus row to display species information.
Genus NameDisplays the genus name.
AbbreviationDisplays the genus abbreviation.
Display NameDisplays the display name.
SNOMEDDisplays the SNOMED code.
ActiveDisplays "Yes" if this genus is active.
Edit Genus

Select this button to open the Edit Genus pop-up that is auto-filled with the record data and ready for editing.

  • Active
  • Genus Name*
  • Genus Display Name*
  • Genus Reportable Name*
  • Genus Abbreviation*
  • SNOMED Code
  • SNOMED Description
  • Ignore SMOMED
Add Species

Select this button to open the Add Species pop-up. Asterisks denote required fields.

  • Active
  • Species Name*
  • Species Display Name*
  • Species Reportable Name*
  • Species Abbreviation*
  • SNOMED Code
  • SNOMED Description
  • Ignore SMOMED


Species Information

Expand the genus information to view species information for the selected organism.

Species NameDisplays the species name.
AbbreviationDisplays the species abbreviation.
Display NameDisplays the display name. This default is the genus name followed by the organism species name.
SNOMEDDisplays the SNOMED code, imported or manually defined.
ActiveDisplays "Yes" if this genus is active.
Edit Species

Select this button to open the Edit Species pop-up that is auto-filled with the record data and ready for editing.

  • Active
  • Species Name*
  • Species Display Name*
  • Species Reportable Name*
  • Species Abbreviation*
  • SNOMED Code
  • SNOMED Description
  • Ignore SMOMED