GENERAL LAB MANUAL

Training Documentation: HPUX 2007 19-08

October 2010 Cerner Upgrade
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL LAB MANUAL ............................................................................................................................ 4
WORKLIST REQUEST .........................................................................................................................................5
Recently Used Worklists..........................................................................................................................5
Print Preview ...........................................................................................................................................5
PENDING INQUIRY ............................................................................................................................................6
Search Criteria ........................................................................................................................................7
DAILY REPORTS ...............................................................................................................................................9
What’s New ............................................................................................................................................9
Activity, Correction and Exception ........................................................................................................10
Daily Reports – Print Preview Example .................................................................................................10
COLLECTION INQUIRY......................................................................................................................................11
ARE - WORKLIST MODE .................................................................................................................................12
Batch Result Verify ................................................................................................................................13
WORKLIST REQUEST – BRANCH TO BATCH RESULT VERIFY .....................................................................................14
FUTURE USE .................................................................................................................................................15
Label Reprint .........................................................................................................................................15
ORV .......................................................................................................................................................15

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GENERAL LAB MANUAL

Applications covered in this
Manual:
Worklist Request
Pending Inquiry
Daily Reports
Collection Inquiry
ARE Worklist Mode
New Items
This document was created to highlight changes and or
enhancements to applications associated within PathNet
specific modules.
Two major events will be happening during this Cerner
Millennium upgrade.
• The Cerner PathNet Millennium Application will
be upgrading to Cerner Millennium 2007.19_08.
•
• The Cerner PathNet Millennium Application will
be running on a new UNIX Operating System.

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WORKLIST REQUEST
RECENTLY USED WORKLISTS
When you open the Task menu it now displays the most recently used Worklists at the bottom of the
dropdown similar to Word or Excel.

1. Click the Task menu option to expand the display.

2. Click to select the desired Worklist.

PRINT PREVIEW
The worksheet can be viewed on-screen before printing.
1. From the Menu bar select Task to expand the menu options and select Print Preview.

2. Click the Print Preview button on the Tool bar to display the worksheet before printing.

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Print Preview Example

PENDING INQUIRY
The Received column has been renamed to Received In-Lab. The data displayed in this column has not
changed.

CUSTOMIZING PENDING INQUIRY

The Pending Inquiry can be customized to include the Received In-Lab column.
1. From the Menu bar select View, select Customize then select Display.

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2. Check the Received In-Lab box and click the OK button.

SEARCH CRITERIA
• Additional choices are available for pending procedures.

• All Pending
Select All Pending if you want to retrieve all pending orders for the selected test site and
procedure. This is equivalent to leaving the Received Only button un-checked in the current
system. It will display all pending procedures.
• Received Only
Select Received Only if you want to retrieve all pending orders for the selected test site and
procedure that have a specimen container currently logged into the in-lab location for the test
site. This is equivalent to checking the Received Only button in the current system. It will
display any procedures with an In-Lab status.
• In-Lab Only
Select In-lab Only if you want to retrieve all procedures that are at an In-Lab status but may not
be at their final Received Location. This is new functionality.
Example for In-Lab Only (new system): A sample routes to CHM BX (REC BG). It is brought to
an In-Lab status via Specimen Log-In. It is then transferred to CHM FX via Pending
Inquiry/Transfer therefore giving it a new final Received Location of CHM FX (REC FL). It now
drops off the Pending Inquiry when the Received Only button is checked. It is then logged in to
the new location (REC FL). It now is displayed on the Pending Inquiry when the Received Only
button is checked.

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Procedure Displayed in Pending Inquiry based on status and whether the Received button is
checked. (Current System).

Cerner Status Received Only button Received Only button

checked not checked
Dispatched No Yes
Collected No Yes
In-Lab Yes Yes
*Transferred to New Serv Resource but No Yes
not logged into new Resource
*Logged in to New Serv Resource Yes Yes

*After transfer to new Serv Resource, Pending Inquiry is run on the new Serv Resource.

Procedure Displayed in Pending Inquiry Based on status and which button is Checked (New
System)

Cerner Status All Button Received Only In-Lab Only

Checked Button Checked Button is Checked
Dispatched Yes No No
Collected Yes No No
In-Lab Yes Yes Yes
*Transferred to New Serv Yes No Yes
Resource
*Logged in to New Serv Yes Yes Yes
Resource

*After transfer to new Serv Resource, Pending Inquiry is run on the new Serv Resource.

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DAILY REPORTS
WHAT’S NEW
• The Printer selection box is now a drop-down box.
• Note: Printer names in drop-down boxes in ALL applications are now displayed in lower case.

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ACTIVITY, CORRECTION AND EXCEPTION

• The Print Preview option is available for all reports.

DAILY REPORTS – PRINT PREVIEW EXAMPLE

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COLLECTION INQUIRY
Accession Add-On orders can now be viewed.
• In this example a Sickle Sc was added to the Sed Rate.

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ARE - WORKLIST MODE

The worksheet sequence number can now be displayed.

To turn on the column for worklist sequence number:

1. From the Menu bar select View then Customize then select Result Display.
2. Check the box for Worklist Sequence Identifier (Worklist Mode).

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BATCH RESULT VERIFY

Batch Result Verify allows you to verify multiple General Lab results at the same time. In Worklist
mode, you can select a saved worklist and verify all performed results that are associated with
accession numbers on that worklist.
Some results may not be eligible to be verified in Batch Result Verify. Therefore, you cannot select
those accession number rows. Some reasons you may not be able to verify the result include:
• All results for the accession number already have been completed (verified).
• One or more results for the accession number have failed QC results.
• One or more results for the accession number have performed repeated results.
• One or more results for the accession number require a comment that has not been
entered.
• You have selected to view the accession number or worklist in Accession Result Entry as
opened from Batch Result Verify. The result value may have changed, preventing you
from verifying the result.
If you correct any of these issues, such as entering required comments or closing the accession number
in Accession Result Entry, you may be able to refresh the worklist and verify these results.
You also are able to perform a variety of other activities as described below:
• Enter or edit a result by branching to Accession Result Entry.
• View or edit comments associated with an accession number.
• Display detailed patient demographic information.
• View previous results for a procedure.
• View details about a selected container by branching to Container Inquiry.
• View details and results for the person associated with a particular accession number by
branching to Order Result Viewer.
• View a list of incomplete procedures by branching to Pending Inquiry.

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WORKLIST REQUEST – BRANCH TO BATCH RESULT VERIFY

A button has been added to Worklist Request to allow you to branch to the new application Batch
Result Verify.

• You can also branch to Batch Result Verify through the menu.
• This is an example of Batch Result Verify

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FUTURE USE
LABEL REPRINT
• New tab to print labels by Request ID

ORV
• New search criteria: Group ID and Request ID
• New column displayed: Request ID (if turned on)
• New column displayed: Group ID (if turned on)
• New column displayed: Group ID Name (if turned on)
• New Icon: View Images

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