Working with Diagnostic Test Records







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To enter, update, or delete a diagnostic test record, complete the following steps from the AWARDS Home screen:

    1. Click Charts from the left-hand menu, and then click Medical.  The Medical fly-out menu is displayed.
    2. Click Diagnostic Tests.  The Diagnostic Tests index page is displayed.

    1. Click the Program drop-down arrow and select the program associated with the client for whom a diagnostic test record is to be worked with.

  NOTE: For clients admitted to multiple programs, diagnostic tests are not shared across programs.  

    1. Click the Client drop-down arrow and select the client for whom diagnostic tests are to be worked with.

  TIP: If the diagnostic tests to be worked with are for a former (discharged) client, first click the Archives toggle to the right of the client selection option.

The index page is automatically refreshed to display any existing diagnostic test records for the selected client.

  TIP: When working on the index page, records are easily accessible using the following tools and navigation features:

"Show Records" display options - By default the index displays all diagnostic test records.  To limit the display click one of the following options under "Show Records" in the left-hand menu:

Available or Deletion - Limits the display to only those records that can be deleted, which excludes any test results received from the E-Labs platform.
E-Lab Results - Limits the display to those records submitted through the E-Labs platform. (Only available if your agency subscribes to the optional E-Labs feature.)

Sorting options - By default, records in the index are sorted chronologically.  Click a column header in the data table to sort the index by a different type of data.  Click the heading again to reverse the sort. 

Navigation options - 10 records are displayed on the page by default. To access records on subsequent pages of the index (when applicable), click the arrows in the bottom-right corner of the table.  To display 25 or 50 records at a time, click the Show drop-down to the left of the record count, also in the bottom-right corner, and make a selection.

Once you select records on the index, a count of how many total records are selected is displayed in the action bar. Selections are maintained while moving from one page of the index to the next; meaning, you can select records on the first page (showing records 1-10 by default) and move to the next page (displaying records 11-20) without losing the selections made on the first page. Links for Show all selected records and Uncheck All are available beneath the index table for easy navigation.

Search and filtering options - Search field is available on the action bar along with a corresponding Filter by drop-down list.  To search the contents of the index (including those records not currently displayed on the page), enter a value in the Search field.  The index is automatically updated as you type.  To further narrow your search, use the Filter by selection to indicate whether the search should look at data in "All Columns" (the default) or a specific column.

ReporBuilder access - The Diagnostic Tests ReportBuilder link on the left-hand menu bar provides a shortcut to access the ReportBuilder for this feature.  For instructions on using that ReportBuilder, click here.   

Supporting documentation access - Any supporting documentation previously attached to a diagnostic test record can be accessed directly by clicking Supporting Documentation from the left-hand menu bar, and then selecting the supporting documentation record to be worked with.  For more information on supporting documentation options available on the data entry page, see Diagnostic Test Fields/Options.

    1. At this time, complete one or more of the following tasks as needed:

   Add a new diagnostic test record - To do so, click the Add New icon from the action bar above the diagnostic tests table.  A new data entry page is displayed.  Configure the fields and options on this page as necessary, and then click Save.  The diagnostic test record is saved, and a confirmation page is displayed.

  TIP: For more information on each field/option available on the data entry page, see Diagnostic Test Fields / Options.

   Update an existing diagnostic test record - To do so, click the record to be updated, or click the checkbox to the left of that record and then click the edit icon from the action bar above the diagnostic tests table.  The data entry page is displayed.  Make changes to the information on this page as needed, and then click Save.  The diagnostic test record is saved, and a confirmation page is displayed.

  NOTE: The edit option is available for tests received from the E-Labs platform in a limited capacity only.  Specifically, each field/option value can only be edited once after the lab order has been submitted and results received.  After a field/option's value has been recorded or changed once, it becomes read-only.

  TIP: For more information on each field/option available on the data entry page, see Diagnostic Test Fields / Options.

   View or print an existing diagnostic test record - To do so, click the checkbox to the left of the record to be viewed/printed, and then click the view icon from the action bar above the diagnostic tests table.  A read-only version of the record is displayed and can be printed as needed using your browser's print option.

   Delete an existing diagnostic test record - To do so, click the checkbox(es) to the left of the record(s) to be deleted, and then click the delete icon from the action bar above the diagnostic tests table.  A confirmation message is displayed.  Click OK to proceed with the deletion.  The selected record(s) are deleted and the updated index is displayed.

  NOTE: The delete option is not available for diagnostic tests received from the E-Labs platform.

   Access patient education information for a diagnostic test - To do so, click the checkbox to the left of the record for which information is to be viewed, and then click the infobutton icon from the action bar above the diagnostic tests table.  The National Institute of Health's MedlinePlus database is opened in a second window, containing patient education materials for the selected test.  Close the information window when viewing is complete.

   Return to the Diagnostic Tests index - To do so, click the To Index icon from the action bar while working in a diagnostic test record to return to the index page.  You can also return to the index page at any time by clicking Diagnostic Tests from the breadcrumbs trail below the AWARDS navigation bar.

The process of working with diagnostic test records is now complete.

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