Lab Brief Setup

This is a bird's eye view of how to set-up lab in VISTA. For all I know, it may be wrong, as I have never done the lab set-up before.

Before you start

• Keys needed: SECURITY KEY LRLIASON, SECURITY KEY LRLAB, SECURITY KEY LRVERIFY, SECURITY KEY LRSUPER, SECURITY KEY LRMICRO

File 69.9 - Laboratory Site

One Entry via Fileman; Important Fields:

• Institution
• Hospital location containing OOS
• Time Order Stamps
• Which Printers to Use

File 68 - Accession Areas

Entries via Fileman; Important Fields:

• Subscript to use for each accession area
• Accession Transform
• Barcode Algorithm (39 or 128)

File 60 - Adding Lab Tests

• Add Data Names for each single test: via Menu Option: LRMENU > Supervisor > Lab Liason > DATA
• Add Lab Test via Fileman; Important Notes
  • Type: BOTH = Input and Output. ie, can be ordered and resulted. Input only: Can be ordered (e.g. Panel). Output only: Can be resulted only. Neither: Can neither be ordered nor resulted. Use to inactivate tests. If test is old but has results, need to change it to just Output; otherwise, results will disappear from the CPRS screen.
  • A lab test can be single or a panel ("cosmic").
  • Panels, Micro tests, Anatomic Pathology tests don't get data names
  • Single tests needs unique data names
  • All tests need unique print name
  • Unique Accession #: Collect in different tubes
  • Lab Collection Sample or Collection Sample (2 different fields): Default Sample for MD to order; if not filled in, MD has to pick.
  • Required Test: Hold Accession # after rollover if test is not resulted.
  • Site/Specimen: Can only be filled if Data Name is filled.
  • Lab Test multiple: if panel, must fill with tests.
  • General Ward Instructions: Message to display to MD when ordering
  • Combine test during order: Give same or different order numbers if multiple tests are ordered from CPRS

File 68.2 - Workload List

• Like accession area (it points to it) but you select the lab tests that will be done by instruments. E.g. If HZZ machine does the CBC, you would make a hematology worklist.

Done!

Using the Lab Package

The main menu is LRMENU; to accession a test ordered by OE/RR, using LR IN (Accessioning Menu); to result a test, use LR DO! (Process data in lab menu). Micro is done via LRMI (Micro menu).