Definitions Procedures Edit Results Button Definitions
Use the Edit Results screen to:
Review new results.
Review Held results.
Review all results, a combination of new and Held results.
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Suppress Review All Results
The Edit All Results option can be suppressed, if a facility prefers to limit editing to new and Held results as separate functions.
Autorelease
An autorelease option allows a facility to automatically release all samples with normal test results, post them for immediate viewing, and send them to patient files. This switch is test group specific.
Only those samples with at least one abnormal result remain in editing.
Tray/Cup
The test result can be edited by tray/cup. If the test group to be edited has been defined for Tray/Cup organization, the four text boxes display on the Result Options text box.
For further information, see Result Options.
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Caution: 
To leave a screen in the CyberLAB system, always click the Exit button at the upper-right corner of the screen.
Do not use the (red or black) X button at the top-right corner of the screen. This action can affect operation of the application.
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The Test Code and Test Group Code are combined on the previous screen. Test Group displays as the three- or four-digit Test Code followed by a space and the single-digit Test Group Code suffix. Test groups are created to specify how results are displayed for editing.
An autorelease option set in File Management allows a facility to automatically release all samples with normal test results, post them for immediate viewing, and send them to patient files. This switch is test group specific. If it is active, only samples with at least one abnormal test result display.
An asterisk to the left of a test name indicates the test was not ordered. Results for these tests do not post to the patient record.
A line of dots indicates that the test results were not transmitted from the instrument to the CyberLAB system.
The abnormal, numerical test result displays in red type with a VL (very low) result. The D indicates that the test result failed the Delta Percents evaluation.
Other abnormal result levels that display in red are L (low), H (high), and VH (very high).
An X to the right of the test result indicates that the precision that the instrument sent is different from the precision defined in the editing format.
An flag to the right of the result indicates an instrument error. The instrument-error flag, illustrated here as F, can be a letter, number, slash /, or another mark, as defined by the instrument.
The Hold button can be used for several purposes. They are:
Hold results for review by a supervisor because the user classification limits tasks to enter or review but not release of results.
Hold test results for review at a later time.
Hold a test result for comparison with the result of a test that is repeated.
Note: When a result is changed and then retained, the changed values of the result are retained, not the original values.
The Delete button eliminates all of the results displayed on the Edit screen for the sample . The deleted results are not released to the patient record.
The Skip button allows the test result data to retain a new status, until it can be reviewed later.
The Overwrite button displays ONLY if prior results have been posted for the same patient, the same sample, and the same tests. To replace the posted test results with the currently edited test results, you must click the O/W (Overwrite) button.
A Change Sample ID screen displays when you click the Sample button. You can replace a temporary Sample ID with an official Sample ID, if results were transmitted with the temporary Sample ID.
The Results button displays the Results Entry screen, on which you can modify the test results, add comments, and repeat tests.
The Call button displays the Call Report Comments dialog box, which allows you to force entry of call comments.
The system automatically displays the Call Report Comments dialog box to prompt you to enter call comments, if the facility uses the Call Report feature. Abnormal results or any other test results that require a doctor to be telephoned, display on the Call Report Phone List.
The information entered in the Call Report Comments dialog box is retained in the sample record in the Patient Inquiry submodule and can be included on the clinical report.
Note: Ignored actions can print on a clinical report. The hard-coded comment that prints if you clicked the Ignore button is "Critical/Changed value ignored."
For further information, see About Call Report.
For further information about test result values, see Alpha/Numeric Ranges and Flags.
The Diff (Differential) button displays the prior differential test results for the patient, if editing hematology tests.
The Prior Results button displays prior results for the same test group, the same patient, but different specimens.
The Prior Delta button displays prior Delta percents, when the current tests fail Delta.
The Retain All button places results aside for future editing of all samples that are displayed on the screen.
The Delete All button eliminates all the test results for all samples that are displayed on the screen. The results do not post to the patient record.
The Skip All button allows all the test results to remain as new results and be held for future editing.
The OK button accepts into the CyberLAB system the information that you edited on the screen.
The Continue button indicates that you want to advance to the next screen of samples that await review. When you reach the end of the file, the system returns to the initial screen.
The Done button indicates that you have finished editing entries on a screen.
The Cancel button eliminates entries you made on the screen, and the system returns to the previous screen. All samples and tests resume their prior state.
Note to Keyboard Users: To navigate around a screen or scroll within a selection list , use the Tab key to move down and the Tab and Shift keys to move up. Press the Enter key to select the data.
For a shortcut key, also known as a hot key, press the Alt key and the key corresponding to the letter that is underlined, for example, Alt + O for OK.
Choose from the following options to edit a test result. You can view prior results for comparison and select from several procedures.
Diff (Editing Hematology Test Group)
Click the Diff button to view prior differential results. The dialog box displays.
Click the Continue button to advance to subsequent screens.
Click the Done button to return to the Edit Results screen.
Prior Results
Click the Prior Results button to view prior results for the same test group and the same patient, but different specimens.
Click the Continue button to advance to subsequent screens.
Click the Done button to return to the Edit Results screen.
Prior Delta
Click the Prior Delta button to view the prior Delta Percents results, when the current tests failed Delta checking. The Results screen displays.
Double-click a test in the upper group box. The Delta result displays in the lower group box. The text cannot be edited.
Click the Done button when you are finished. The system returns to the Edit Results screen.
To notify the patient's doctor about an abnormal result for an ordered test or for a test that was not ordered, perform these steps:
Click the Call button.
The Call Report Comments dialog box displays with the patient's location, the doctor's name and telephone number, and the basic test results for the Sample ID.
Note: The system automatically displays the Call Report Comments dialog box to prompt you to enter or select call comments, if it is configured to do so and if at least one result is VH (very high) or VL (very low).
Enter Comment
Enter a maximum of two lines of 50 characters each. The text total includes predefined comments inserted in the text area.
Select Comment
Double-click in the Comment text box to display the Comment selection list. Double-click the desired comment.
Click the Get Comment button on the Call Report Comments dialog box to insert the predefined comment in the text area.
Select Several Comments
After the above steps are taken to enter a comment manually or to select a predefined comment, repeat the steps to add more predefined comments, each in its turn. Each new comment is added to the next line below the previous comment. Note: Additional free text comments cannot be added.
For further information, see Selection List Know How and Text Box for Comments.
Enter free text or select a predefined comment.
Enter Text
Enter a maximum of two lines of 50 characters each. The text total includes predefined comments inserted in the text area.
Select Comment
Double-click in the Comment text box to display the Comment selection list. Double-click the desired comment.
Click the Get Comment button on the Call Report Comments dialog box. The system inserts the predefined comment in the text area.
You can modify the comment or append it to a free text comment that you entered in the text area. Click the OK button on the dialog box. The text appears below the test result in Patient Inquiry and in clinical reports.
Click the Ignore button to cancel the comments and close the dialog box.
Note: See the Ignored Comment above in Definitions.
Select Several Comments
After the above steps are taken to enter a comment manually or to select a predefined comment, repeat the steps to add more predefined comments, each in its turn. Each new comment is added to the next line below the previous comment. Note: Additional free text comments cannot be added.
If a sample with a temporary Sample ID was transmitted from an instrument or if a duplicate sample order was created, the current Sample ID can be changed.
Click the Sample button.
Enter the new Sample ID in the Sample ID text box.
Click the OK button. The system returns to the Edit Results screen.
To edit new or Held test results for a sample, perform these steps:
Click the Results button. A Results Entry screen displays.
Double-click the test result in the upper group box that requires action. The test displays in the lower group box in an edit mode.
Modify the information in the Result text box. You can:
a) Select the current result, press the Delete button on the keyboard, and then enter a new result.
b) OR, select a comment as a result. The result comment is marked by a hyphen.
If you know the Comment Code, enter a hyphen followed by the three-digit code for a specific predefined comment.
Or, double-click in the Result text box to display the Comment selection list. Double-click the desired comment. The Comment Code preceded by a hyphen displays in the Result text box.
c) OR, to repeat the test, click in the Repeat square at the center of the lower group box on the Result Entry screen. When you click in the box, a check displays.
Optional. You can enter comments.
Add Text: Click the Add Text icon to display a Result Text dialog box. Enter or select a comment.
Enter Text
You can add free text. Enter a maximum of 90 lines of 75 characters each. The text total includes predefined comments inserted in the text area.
Select Comment
Double-click the Comment text box to display a selection list of predefined comments. Double-click the desired comment.
Click the Get Comment button to insert the comment in the text area. You can modify the comment or append it to a free text comment that you entered.
Select Several Comments: After the above steps are taken to enter a comment manually or to select a predefined comment, repeat the steps to add more predefined comments, each in its turn. Each new comment is added to the next line below the previous comment. Note: Additional free text comments cannot be added.
Call Report Comments
Click the red telephone icon to contact the patient's doctor. See Call Doctor above.
Click the Submit button to complete the action for each test.
Click the Done button when you finish all activities on the screen.
If you checked the Repeat box for any of the tests, the test is repeated.
Overwrite
If the currently edited test results are to replace test results posted previously for the same patient, the same sample, and the same tests, then click the O/W (Overwrite) button.
Hold
Click this button if you want to edit the result later.
Delete
Click this button to discard the test results. You cannot recover deleted test results.
Skip
Click this button to retain the results as new and edit the result later.
Retain All
Click this button to place aside all of the samples and test results on the screen so that they can be edited later.
Delete All
Click this button to discard all the samples and test results on the screen. You cannot recover deleted test results.
Skip All
Click this button to retain all the results as new and edit them later.
Release Test Results
Click the OK button to release all results that are ready for release.
Results now ready for release are those that are: held, skipped, or deleted.