To perform a natural language analysis import from an ITS Pathology Report record to a new Pathology Record in HCI’s databases:

• Open the specimen record to add the pathology record.
• Select the Path Reports tab.

• Clickabove the Pathology Reports list. The Add/Link Pathology Report window will open.

• Select the DEXT tab on that window.

• Select an ITS report to import in the list at the top of the window. (The report will be identified by its SPR number and date.)

• Select the appropriate Tissue Type in the field in the lower left corner of the window. The tissue type is used to identify natural language processing script that will be used to populate the database fields in the Path Report record.
  • If the appropriate Tissue Type does not appear as an option in the drop-down field, a script has not yet been created to perform a natural language processing import of this kind of pathology report. The data will need to be entered manually using some of the other tools that are available to pathology report entry. Contact Research Informatics about the possibility of developing new DEXT natural language processing scripts.

• Clickin the lower right corner of the window. The import will not happen immediately. DEXT imports are run in nightly batches.

  • To check on the status of a scheduled DEXT import, clickin the lower left corner of the window. A new window will open.

• Select a date range and click. If the report is not yet available for importing, the DEXT script will continue to attempt to import the record until it becomes available.

• Once the DEXT import has taken place, verify the data in the pathology report record to ensure the results of the import are accurate. Select File-Mark as Reviewed (DEXT) in the menu bar of the Path Report Detail window for the pathology report to indicate that the import has been properly reviewed.