Ordering Lab Tests
Lab test ordering lets you create a test request for a patient, select tests from a catalogue, and generate a printable request form with a QR code.
How to Get There
- Patient sidebar - click Order Test (flask icon)
- During a consultation - use the lab order option in the patient sidebar
- Lab Requests page - go to Reporting > Pathology > Lab Requests and click New Lab Order
Provider Selection
If your organisation has multiple lab providers connected (e.g. TDL and Salient Bio), you will be asked to select a provider. If only one provider is connected, it is selected automatically.
See the TDL and Salient Bio articles in Integrations & Apps for how to connect lab providers.
Ordering via TDL
- The order form opens with the patient's details pre-filled (name, DOB, address, contact)
- Check and update any details if needed
- Source code - your TDL source code (pre-filled from connection settings)
- Account to - select "Patient" or "Doctor / Practice" for billing
- Phone/Fax - toggle if you want results called through
- Select tests - search the test catalogue and select 1 to 10 tests
- Tests show the canonical name, specimen type, and any requirements (fasting, grey-top tube)
- Clinical details - optional notes for the lab (max 35 characters)
- Sample info - date and time of sample collection
- Click Create Order
Ordering via Salient Bio
- Select a test profile from the available profiles
- Enter the barcode from the specimen tube
- Optionally set the sample date (defaults to today)
- Click Create Order
After creating an order, a print dialog appears:
- Request form - an A4 form with patient details, tests ordered, and a QR code. The lab scans this QR code to receive the order.
- Specimen labels - printable barcode labels for specimen tubes
Click Print to send to your printer.
Order Number
Each order receives a unique order number (e.g. ORD-12345) for tracking purposes.
Tip: You can reprint a request form later from the order detail sidebar in Lab Requests.