The process described below will add a new lab test result to both the indicated medical event and its associated patient record. If the lab test result you would like to import has already been added to the patient record, you only need to link the medical event to that existing lab test result record — see Linking a Medical Event to a Previously Entered Lab Test Result Record for instructions on how to do this.

To import a new lab test result record from the EDW into both a medical event and its associated patient record:

1. Open the Medical Event Detail window for the medical event in question. See Viewing/Editing a Medical Event for instructions on how to do this.

2. Select the Details tab.

3. Click on the + button above the Tests grid on that tab. The Link Test Result window will open.

It is suggested that you double-check the Tests grid on the Link Test Result window to make certain that the lab test result that you are adding has not already been added to the patient record. If it has, it will appear in the grid, and you should link to it rather than entering a new lab test result record. See Linking a Medical Event to a Previously Entered Lab Test Result Record for instructions on how to do this. (Start with step 4 in that topic, since you will have already completed the previous steps while following the instructions in the current topic.)

4. Click on the + button above the Tests grid on the Link Test Result window. The Link Test Result window will close, and the Add Test Result window will open.

5. Select the Import UUHSC Lab Test(s) tab.

6. Click on the test that you want to import from the grid on that tab. The selected test will be highlighted in yellow. For more information about working with this grid, see The Import UUHSC Lab Test(s) Tab (Add Test Result Window).

You can select multiple tests to import at the same time by holding down the CTRL button and clicking on each test. Any tests selected will be added to both the current medical event and the associated patient record.

7. Click on the Import Selected as Lab Test button at the bottom right side of the window. The selected lab test(s) results data will be imported into the medical event and the patient record and will be removed from the grid. The window will remain open.

8. If you want to import other tests from the grid, repeat steps 5 and 6 until all of the tests you want to import have been imported.

9. Click Cancel to close the window once you have imported all of the tests that you want to import. The Add Test Result window will close.

You should double-check the imported lab test records in the Tests grid. Some information you want recorded may need to be entered by hand rather than imported.