The Administration - Laboratories screen provides support to configure laboratory plugins and their associated data including:
The buttons are as follows:
| New | create and edit a new instance of the selected type |
| View | view the selected instance |
| Edit | edit the selected instance |
| Delete | delete the selected instance |
| Synchronise Data | only applicable when the selected instance is a Laboratory. Adds, updates or deactivates Devices, Investigation Types and Tests managed by the Laboratory Service. |
A Laboratory describes an internal or external service that performs laboratory tests.
Laboratories are provider specific, but in general include the following:
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the name of the Laboratory |
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an optional description of the Laboratory |
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uncheck the box to deactivate the Laboratory |
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the Practice Locations that this laboratory may be used at. |
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describes data mapping requirements between OpenVPMS and the Laboratory. E.g, this may be used to map OpenVPMS species codes to those of the Laboratory. |
A Laboratory Device describes hardware or software used to perform Laboratory Tests.
These are typically automatically created by Laboratory services when synchronising data.
A Laboratory may:
The fields are as follows:
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the name of Laboratory Device |
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an optional description of the Laboratory Device |
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a unique identifier for the device, issued by the Laboratory |
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uncheck the box to deactivate the Laboratory Device |
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the Laboratory that this device is managed by |
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the Practice Locations that this device may be used at. In multi-location practices, Laboratory Devices that represent physical hardware should be assigned the Practice Location where they are situated. |
Investigation Types describe how patient Investigations are performed.
These are used:
The fields are as follows:
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the name of Investigation Type |
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an optional description of the Investigation Type |
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uncheck the box to deactivate the Investigation Type |
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the Laboratory, if the Investigation is ordered automatically |
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optional Document Template. If one is specified then it defines the document that will be printed when the investigation is initiated. It is normally some sort of form that can be used to request the required test(s) |
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optional Supplier. If one is specified then will be displayed on the Workflow - Investigations screen. |
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the Laboratory Devices that may perform tests for this Investigation Type. These are specified by the associated Laboratory |
If the Investigation Type has been created by a Laboratory, then the Name, Description, Laboratory and Devices cannot be changed.
Laboratory Tests describe a test that may be ordered via laboratory.
The fields are as follows:
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the name of Laboratory Test |
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an optional description of the test |
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a unique code for the test, issued by a Laboratory |
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uncheck the box to deactivate the Laboratory Test |
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optional text describing the turnaround for the text |
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the Investigation Type that determines how the test will be performed i.e. which Laboratory provides the test, and which Laboratory Devices can be used to perform it |
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determines if the Laboratory Test can be grouped with other tests on the same Investigation. |
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determines if a Laboratory Device must be specified when performing the test |
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optional text describing the specimen collection requirements |
If the Laboratory Test was created by a Laboratory, all fields will be read-only, with the exception of the Active field.