Order Lab Tests—Draw If/When Instructions

 

  1. To select common lab tests:

  1. Complete additional information when prompted

To reopen the additional information form for a test (flagged with MORE), click its line, then click Modify Additional Info (ALT+M).

  1. If needed, look up test(s) that do not appear on the common labs list

  2. Set the collection type—Routine or STAT; Already Collected, Fasting

  3. If the need for testing depends on a specific condition, click Draw if/when

  1. Type a description of the condition(s) for collecting the specimen for testing.

  2. Click x1 for a single collection, or until discontinued to monitor the condition until the order is discontinued.

  3. Click OK (ALT+O).

Draw if/when orders are limited to x1 frequency, 1 total, and the start time Now.

  1. Select a frequency if needed. For Other, type a number, then select Hours, Minutes, or Days.

STAT, draw if/when, and already collected specimens are limited to x1 (one time) frequency.

  1. If more than one collection is needed, select from the Total Collections list

  2. Select an option from the Start list

  3. For labs collected for research or occupational health, click Special Billing