YNHH Laboratory Manual

A. Specialized Test Reports: For test results that are NOT in the computer (some specialized tests, including most reference laboratory tests), paper reports are delivered daily to the inpatient floors via the tube system. These reports should be placed in the patients' charts. These test results are generally referred to in the computer as S.R., or "Separate Report".

If the patient has been discharged, or is an outpatient, specialized test reports are sent to the ordering physician, and to the Medical Records Department to be filed in the patients' charts. These are the only laboratory reports that are filed in the patient's Medical Record.

B. Outpatient Reports: For outpatient locations not using Centricity EMR, paper reports for test results in the computer are generated daily and faxed or mailed to the submitting location. The Clinics can file these reports in the Clinic chart or discard them once they have been checked.

Updated: July-2008