Create/Edit Investigation

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This is the screen used to create/view/edit investigations.  For background see Concepts - Investigations.

 

The fields are as follows:

  • Date
 the date on which the investigation was initiated
  • Investigation Type
 the type of investigation - these are set up via Administration - Laboratory - Investigation Type
  • Laboratory
 the laboratory that is performing the test(s) associated with the Investigation
  • Device
 the Laboratory Device that the test(s) will be performed by
  • Notes
 optional notes to associate with the investigation
  • Status
 this will initially be 'In Progress' - for other settings see Concepts - Investigations
  • Order Status
 the status of the order. This will initially be 'Pending' to indicate that the order has not been sent. For other settings see Concepts - Investigations
  • Clinician
 the associated clinician
  • Report
 use the Select button to add the results report to the investigation. Note that if there is an existing report, the first will be pushed down into the Versions tab.
If the investigation has been ordered via an online laboratory, (see Concepts - Investigations) there should be no requirement to manually attach the report.
  • Tests
 the test(s) to perform
  • Products
 the product(s) that ordered the investigation
  • Results
 results of the investigation
  • Versions
 used to display and manage previous versions of the reports.

 

The Print Form button is used to print the Investigation form.