DrCloudEHR provides results-only interfaces that you can use to create a procedure order for a patient that you can submit to Cytocheck Labs or Redwood Toxicology Labs. As part of this process, you can generate a label to include with the submitted order or specimen.

As with all results-only lab interfaces, DrCloudEHR automatically downloads test results from the laboratory and uploads the results to the database on a set schedule. The application parses each result and matches it with the corresponding patient, based on the matching criteria specified.

When a result is matched with a patient, the application does the following:

• Uploads results to patient's chart. can be viewed in HTML format by clicking Practice > Procedures > Electronic Reports page.
• Saves the results as a PDF file in the patient's Documents > Lab Report folder.
• Sends a notification to the provider who ordered the test, and to the user group specified in the lab connection. 
• Creates an encounter and attaches the results to it.

When a result is downloaded, the application creates a procedure order that you can use to track when the order was submitted. The procedure order might be useful when you bill the patient for the encounter.

Create a Procedure Order

Create a procedure order form for a patient that you manually submit to Cytocheck Labs or Redwood Toxicology Labs. 

1. Click the Patients tab, and then select the patient to create a procedure order for.
2. Open an existing encounter or create a new encounter that is associated with the order.
3. Expand the Forms Cabinet tab in the left navigation bar. 
4. Expand the Lab Order tab, and then select Lab Order.
5. Fill in the relevant information in the Lab Order form. Select the lab the order will be submitted to from the Sending To field.
6. Click the Add button at the bottom of the page, and then search for the procedure you want to order. Repeat this process for each procedure you want to include in the order.
   
   
   
   
7. Click Save.
8. Click Generate Label to generate a label to include with the submitted order or specimen.