Lab and radiology

Order diagnostics via CPOE, run the lab worklist from collection to verification, and report radiology alongside your PACS images.

Lab and radiology turn a clinician's diagnostic request into a tracked, verifiable result. Orders are placed electronically, the lab works them through a defined worklist, and radiology reports are written in a dedicated workspace.

Ordering via CPOE

Diagnostics are requested through computerised provider order entry (CPOE): the clinician places the order in the system rather than on paper. That order becomes the single item the lab and radiology teams work against, so nothing is lost in transcription.

The lab worklist

Laboratory orders flow through a worklist with clear stages, so any technician can see exactly where a sample is and what it needs next.

1

Order

The clinician's CPOE request creates the lab order.

2

Collect

The sample is collected from the patient and marked against the order.

3

Result

The technician enters the result values.

4

Verify

A verifier confirms the result before it is released.

Critical-value flagging

Results that fall into a dangerous range are flagged as critical values, so a life-threatening result is surfaced for urgent action rather than sitting unread in a queue.

A critical value demands prompt communication to the treating clinician. Do not rely on the result being noticed during routine review.

Radiology reporting workspace

Radiology has its own reporting workspace where the radiologist writes and finalises the report for an imaging order, keeping the diagnostic record alongside the rest of the patient's results.

DICOM images come from your PACS. DoctSoft holds the order and the report; the imaging itself is viewed in your picture archiving and communication system.

Printable labels and reports

The module produces printable labels for specimens and printable reports for results, so physical samples are identified correctly and patients and clinicians can be handed a clean copy.

Print and apply specimen labels at the point of collection to keep every sample tied to the right patient and order.