Attaching Lab Cases to Appointments

Did you ever have a patient show up for an appointment, only to discover that the lab case hasn’t arrived from the lab yet? Ascend Academic helps you avoid this awkward situation by adding a lab case note to the patient’s appointment and to easily see appointments with associated lab cases. When you attach a lab case to an appointment, you can also see from the patient’s appointment what lab the work went to, when you expect it to return, and whether it has arrived.

Watch this video to learn how to attach a lab case to an appointment. (Duration: 1:10)

Additional Information

• The entire organization shares lab names.

• When you create a lab case, a L icon displays in the appointment. The L icon will change from blue to white to indicate that the lab case has been received. When you set the lab case status to Received, the icon colors reverse.

• In the Lab name field, enter a string of characters to find and select an existing lab. If the lab name does not yet exist, enter the name and then clicktap Create Lab. Use the Create Lab window to finish creating the lab record.

• To learn more about attaching a lab to an appointment, read Attaching lab cases to appointments.