The Downloaded Results List

Once the import has completed, the Import window will close and a list of unlinked results will be displayed in the Downloaded Results list (Open > Pathology & Radiology).

Note: The title bar will display the number of unlinked results displayed, and the total number of results held in this table. This is not a holding table. This is where all results are stored whether they are linked to a patient or not. DO NOT delete results from here after they have been linked to a patient, or they will be deleted from the patients clinical file also!

The Find button allows you to search the entire table by Surname, First name or test name.

The Print button allows you to print out the list of displayed results as a QuickReport (For more information see QuickReports).

The Info button will display the run numbers received by each laboratory for the last 30 days. Use this button if and when you receive a message that you are missing a run number. Check to see if the run number really is missing. If it is, you should call the lab and ask them to resend it.

The Import button will open the Import window and display the contents of the LabRslts folder on this computer.

The Delete button will delete the highlighted results.

The Doctor menu allows you to select just your own results for linking. This menu is built when the window is first opened. If your name isn't here, then you don't have any results to view.

Note: There may be several variations of the one Doctors name in this list. This is due to variations between Laboratories in the way the Doctor's name is recorded. If you want consistency you will need to contact each Laboratory and request the format you wish the name to be in.

The Linked popup menu allows you to quickly shift between displaying Linked, Unlinked or All results.

The Result popup menu allows you to quickly shift between displaying Normal, Abnormal or All results.

Note: It is the Laboratory that marks a result as Normal or Abnormal. Not all labs do so. If you disagree with the marked normality or otherwise, please don't call us. Take it up with the lab.

The Last column in the screenshot above refers to whether or not the result is the last result in a group of ordered results. That is, if you order a FBC and TFT's, the FBC might come back later that day and will be marked and "N", meaning not the last result for the group ordered. When the TFT comes back it will be marked as "Y".

Note: Again, if the Last is marked as "Y" but you know it is not, take it up with the lab.

The Hide Results on Hold checkbox is used to hide from the display area those results which have been put on hold. This would usually be used by Specialists where they may receive results ordered as a copy from the referring GP. The results may arrive well before the patient does, so the results can be put on hold until the patient turns up.