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: LRLIASON, LRLAB, LRVERIFY, LRSUPER, LRMICRO

File 69.9 - Laboratory Site
One Entry via Fileman; Important Fields:
 * Insitution
 * 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).