Investigation results

You can review investigation results received directly from pathology or imaging laboratories and matched to patients.

To display a list of investigation results received for all patients, in the toolbar, click Documents and Results iconDocuments and Results > Investigation Results tab. Review and match a patient's investigation results from this tab. For more information, see Reviewing and matching results.

Tip: Results matched to a patient are displayed in their clinical record:
  • To display investigation results, on the Detail tab, set View Clinical Items By to Class and select the Ix Result tab.
  • To display both requests and investigation results, on the Detail tab, set View Clinical Items By to Topic and select the Investigations tab.
If a result is unreviewed, the date is highlighted in red. To review a result, double-click it.

Results received electronically are saved to the Communicare server at \\Communicare_installation\Results by default.

A service checks every 5 minutes for files in this folder and processes the results, which then appear on the Investigation Results tab. Your Communicare Administrator should check \\Communicare_installation\Results for any files older than 24 hours. If there are old files, report the problem to Communicare Support.