Description
Use the Add/Edit Miscellaneous Order Choice pop-up to manually create or edit one-time-use reference lab order choices that are not yet in the system but that you have partial information about.
There are several important points to remember if you are using miscellaneous order choices:
- Adding an order choice here does not add the order choice permanently to the system. That must be done on the Order Choices page by a system administrator.
- You cannot select this order choice for any other order. You must add the miscellaneous order choice each time you need it until it is permanently added to the system.
- When you use miscellaneous order choices, you must manually select the appropriate lab for testing in the Lab field on the Order Patient Samples page, even if you set up routing information on this page.
Access
- Select Add Miscellaneous on the Order Choices Search pop-up on the Order Patient Samples page.
- Select the order choice name link on the Order Patient Samples page.
Technical Manual
Order Choice Information
Enter or modify the order choice information for the miscellaneous order choice.
| Order Choice Name | Enter the name of the order choice. This field is required. |
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| CPT Code | Enter the CPT identifier. |
| Lab Name | Select the reference lab that will perform the testing for the order choice. |
| Host Code | Enter the host code identifier for the order choice. |
Sample Collection Information
Enter or modify the sample collection information for the miscellaneous order choice.
The options for these fields must be created in the order choice setup pages.
| Sample Type | Select the type of sample needed for the order choice (swab, whole blood, urine, etc.). |
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| Tube/Container Type | Select the type of container needed for the sample (slide, tube, syringe, etc.). |
| Storage Temperature | Select the storage temperature needed for the sample. |
| Allow same Sample ID for compatible Order Choices | Select this checkbox if testing for other order choices may use the same sample. Clear this checkbox if testing for other order choices cannot use the same sample. |
| Collection Instructions | Enter any special information needed when collecting the sample for the order choice. |
Order Choice Comments
This section lists all the comments that are currently related to the order choice. Each comment is listed with the date the comment was entered, as well as the display and HL7 transmission settings established in the Add or Edit Order Choice Comment Pop-up.
Note
The Order Choice Comments section is not available until the miscellaneous order choice is added to the order.
To modify this list, you may add, edit, or delete comments.
| Add | Select this button to open the Add or Edit Order Choice Comment Pop-up to add order choice comments. |
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| Entered | Displays the date the comment was entered. Select this link to open the Add or Edit Order Choice Comment Pop-up to view or modify the order choice comment. |
| Comment | Displays the comment. |
| Display on report | Displays whether the comment should appear on the printed report for this order. |
| Display on requisition and manifest | Displays whether the comment should appear on the printed requisition and manifest. |
| Send to lab electronically | Displays whether the comment should be sent to the lab electronically. |
| X | Select this button to delete the comment from the list. This action cannot be undone. Note Once an order is marked as final, the program does not display this button.
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Buttons
| Save | Select this button to record your changes. The order choice is listed with an "(M)" on the Order Patient Samples page. |
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| Cancel | Select this button to return to the preceding page without creating or editing the miscellaneous order choice. |
