The configuration of clinical orders is being introduced in gGastro version 4.53 to complement the electronic pathology orders that were introduced in version 4.51. Continuing to build out this functionality allows the system to offer new ways to add speed and efficiency when processing requisitions with external laboratories. The functionality of clinical labs is largely unchanged in that they remain unidirectional at this time; gGastro will create a requisition number for clinical orders and receive electronic clinical results, but it still does not send electronic clinical requisitions. For vendors that agree to send back our requisition # on clinical lab results, the results can be automatically linked to the orders. With the introduction of configuring clinical orders also comes the configuration of vendors for orders/results, updates to functionality in both the Orders and Thumbnails from a service document, enhancements in the Orders and Results Queues, and more. A description of all updates related to clinical orders are below.

How to get the functionality to work

When a clinical order is added in gGastro, the order form has to have a requisition number. 

• For this you first add the vendor account to the server, if not already done so. 
• Then you go Configuration – Laboratories – New, select the new Vendor from the drop-down, and configure it for clinical orders. Where you can to decide if you want to mark as “favorite vendor”, in which case it will be the default account for lab requisitions.
• On the Orders tab of Laboratories, you also want to mark (for clinical) to “Link and Close”, or “Link Only”. 

Once this is done, all correctly configured clinical lab orders will generate a requisition number on the Lab Order form. If you did not select a favorite vendor, you will have to select vendor at time of order for a requisition number to be created. 

What are the steps their Vendor needs to take to configure this?

The lab has to agree to key in that requisition number on the result they return. If the requisition number is not in the returned result, or not in the correct field, the matching will not happen.

Will this feature work if you do not use electronic requisitions (i.e. the clinical/pathology requisitions are sent via paper or fax)?

The requisition does not need to go out electronically, but the result does have to come in electronically for this to work.