The Seattle team finalized development of the new LNSP reference lab configuration on Monday February 28th. The software update was packaged and provided to the Haiti team who will be reviewing the software, followed by the installation at LNSP. We are looking forward to receiving their feedback!
Because OpenElis configurations all use the same common code base, LNSP users will benefit from the software updates included in the Feb 14th Clinical release. For example, the following features that were included in the recent Clinical release are also included in this LNSP release:
- Ability to edit a lab order by adding or removing tests
- Reflex testing
- Ability to select more than one result for a single test
The new features developed specifically for the reference lab configuration are as follows:
Major Features
- Capture of Specimen Condition at Arrival – The condition of specimens can now be entered during sample entry. This condition is then displayed on the results entry page to help users interpret test results. For example, a blood sample may arrive at LNSP in a broken tube which may explain an abnormal test result. Users are also able to enter more than one condition if needed. For example, a tube might be broken and refrigerated.
- Ability to refer tests out to other labs – Users can now indicate that a test has been sent to another lab for testing and enter the referral test results. A previous blog entry Referring Out, discusses this functionality in more detail.
- Ability to deactivate tests and edit tests – Through the permission-restricted Administration menu, users have the ability to edit and deactivate tests. Deactivated tests will not be listed as an option on sample entry form or be listed in any dropdown list of tests throughout the application. The ability to edit tests allows users to change the name of the test or assign it to a different department.
Other Updates
- The sample accession number format for LNSP has been configured to have a prefix of ‘lnsp’ For example, lnsp11000001
- The requesting site is now entered on the sample entry page and displayed on reports.
Next Steps
- Haiti team installs this new release at LNSP
- Seattle development team continues work on LNSP version for another release at the end of March – More on this later!
- Training materials and curriculum for a workshop are being developed for LNSP staff.
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