# Viewing Laboratory Test Results

Through CPRS, you can review lab test results in many formats Based on user feedback, CPRS has made some changes to the Labs tab display, including adding two new reports, replacing one report, a new order for items in the Lab Results pane, and some changes to the display of the reports.

## New Reports

Two new items have been added:

- Lab Overview (Collected Specimens)

- Pending Lab orders.

## Changed Report

The Lab Status report has been replaced by the Lab Orders (All) report.

## New Order for Items in the Lab Results Pane

With CPRS version 30.B, the order of reports in the Lab Results pane, where the users select which lab report they want to view, is different. The two new reports will be the top two items listed—unless your site has customized the order of the items.

#### Order of Items Before CPRS 30.B

- Most Recent

- Cumulative

- All Tests by (specified) Date

- Selected Tests by Date

- Worksheet

- Graph

- Microbiology

- Anatomic Pathology

- Blood Bank

- Lab Status

#### Nationally Released Order of Items after CPRS 30.B

- Lab Overview (Collected Specimens)

Note: The first item in the list could be different at your site. A new parameter enables sites to set which report they want to appear first in the list. This will also affect the data that displays when the user first goes to the Labs tab.

- Pending Lab Orders

- Most Recent

- All Tests by (specified) Date

- Selected Tests by Date

- Worksheet

- Graph

- Microbiology

- Anatomic Pathology

- Blood Bank

- Lab Orders (All)

- Cumulative

Note: Items in bold have changed order. The two new reports are the first two items in the list and Cumulative has moved to the bottom. Lab Orders (All) is new and replaces the Lab Status report.

### New Date Range Selection Buttons

CPRS uses radion buttons to select the date range for Lab reports. In this screen capture, the nationally released order for the reports is displayed in the Lab Results pane.

The most recent lab data are displayed for the selected patient

To view lab test results, use these steps:

1. Select the Labs tab.

2. In the Lab Results box, select the type of results you want to see.

Note: A plus sign (+) by a lab test means it has a schedule.

For some selections, you must determine which test results you want to see. If the Select Lab Test dialog appears, you need to choose the tests you want to see.

3. If necessary, select the tests for which you want to see the results.

4. Also, you may need to choose a date range (Today, One Week, Two Weeks, One Month, Six Months, One Year, Two Years, or All Results.)

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