To quickly order a lab panel, first create a Chart Part containing all of the labs that are part of the panel. When creating the lab panel chart part, you may also choose to include:
- A list of the labs that are part of the panel for inclusion in the text of the encounter note
- One or more diagnoses, if the particular lab panel is always associated with a specific dx
- One or more charges
- Other text or actions, as desired
Click on any lab to pull up an "Add/Schedule Orders" pop out containing all of the suggested lab orders (or on the red x to the right to dismiss any lab orders that you do not want to include in the specific instance). Once you've added/modified information in this pop out as needed, click the applicable button at the bottom of the pop out to (1) add the orders to the note, (2) add the orders and create a faxable/printable form, or, if applicable (3) add the orders and send to a lab with whom you are set up for electronic lab ordering.
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- If the panel never varies from one patient/ visit to the next and/ or for panel orders that have their own lab-specific identifier, you can instead enter a lab panel as a single orderable item in your Orders/ Labs database.
- See also: Adding a New Lab, Imaging, or Referral Order to the Orders/ Labs Database