Lab orders

Lab orders allow for sending instructions to your lab team to fulfill, such as creating moulds, printing appliances, or any other tasks that you may require.

Lab orders are shown on a patient’s timeline in the order they were created, and can also be accessed via the Lab manager link in the primary navigation.

To view the lab orders associated with a specific patient:

• navigate to a patient’s profile
• click on Lab orders in the sidebar on the right of the page

Adding a lab order

To add a new lab order:

• navigate to a patient’s profile
  • to add via an apponitment:
    • click on Appointments in the sidebar
    • click the dot menu on the right of an appointment, and then click Add lab order
  • to add via the patient’s sidebar:
    • click on Lab orders in the sidebar on the right of the page
    • click Add lab order at the top of the page
• enter any information in the relevant fields in the form
• click Save

The image added to the lab order will be available in the patient’s files.

Editing a lab order

To edit a lab order:

• navigate to the patient’s lab orders page
• find the relevant lab order
• click the dot menu on the right of the lab order, and then click Edit lab order
• enter any information in the relevant fields in the form
• click Save

Editing a lab order’s status

A lab order can be in one of a number of states, depending on whether your lab team has begun processing it, or whether the work has been completed.

To edit the status or other details for a lab order:

• navigate to the patient’s lab orders page
• find the relevant lab order, and click on it’s title
• find the Status field, and click on the button next to it
• select the status to set the lab order to

A history of changes to the status can be viewed at the bottom of the page

Archiving a lab order

A lab order may be archived if it is no longer needed.

To archive a lab order:

• navigate to the patient’s lab orders page
• click the dot menu on the right the lab order, and then click Archive lab order

Lab orders may be restored from being archived by following the same instructions, and selecting the Restore lab order option

Annotating images

Images can be annotated on lab orders. This is done in the same manner as for entries - please see that page for instructions on working with annotated images.