[Histonet] [EXTERNAL] Histonet Digest, Vol 238, Issue 13

[Terri Braud]

We have something that is a bit of a hybrid that we call a "dummy" requisition.  
A person "orders" a "test" for pathology or cytology in the hospital information system.  The form they fill out has all of the information that would appear on a paper requisition.  When completed, it prints to a printer in Pathology and is matched to the specimens in the department (this could print to where the specimens are collected).  The printed copy becomes the requisition. The pathology dummy test is autoresulted as "see pathology report".  The actual accessioning of the specimen into the LIS creates the true pathology test with result(report) pending.  
Advantages:  One can make required fields (such as clinical history) so that they must be filled out, which captures information required by CAP.
Cons: A pain when something needs to be corrected.  We usually have them cancel the order and submit another order.

Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
HNL Laboratories for 
Holy Redeemer Hospital
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
Ph: 215-938-3689
Fax: 215-938-2021
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Today's Topics:

   1. Electronic requisitions (Jacque Sagasser)
From: Jacque Sagasser <jsagasser at gandhigi.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Electronic requisitions
Hello
Does anyone use electronic requisitions? If so, would you mind describing your system for staying compliant with CLIA? Is a paper requisition sent in addition to the electronic requisition? If not, how does that work with accessioning and matching the specimens and patient information?  We currently use a paper system and the requisitions are filed and kept for 10 years. We would like to move to an electronic system, but I am not sure how to implement it, while staying compliant and not complicating the process. We do not have a bar code system set up. I could scan the paper requestions into the patient file, but that would be more work than just continuing to file them. I am also running out of room to file the requisitions though, so I am trying to explore my options. Thank you in advance for your input.

Jacque R. Sagasser, HT (ASCP)cm
Gandhi GI Pathology, LLC
999 Brubaker Drive
Suite 1
Kettering OH 45429
jsagasser at gandhigi.com
937-795-1099 phone
937-519-1321 fax