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Where to find it
MenuPatient Entry › Patient Information
Press Enter on Gender, or click ..., and the Patient Information panel opens. Fill it top to bottom with Enter. Enter in Remarks closes the panel and takes you to the tests. The X in its corner also closes it.
Fields
| Field | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Ref. By (Doctor Name) | The referring doctor. F3 or the add icon creates a new doctor; F1 or the edit icon edits the chosen one. The list refreshes when you come back. |
| Agent Name | The agent who sent the patient. The first line is blank for no agent. |
| Contact No. | Patient's mobile, used for SMS and WhatsApp. |
| Lifora Verify | Checks online whether this mobile number uses the Lifora app. Shows ✓ On Lifora or Not on Lifora. Needs 10 or more digits and internet. |
| Email ID of Patient | For emailing the report. |
| Address of Patient, City | Print on the bill and report. |
| Ref. No. | Any outside number, for example a hospital's IPD or OPD number. |
| Category | Your own grouping, for example Camp or Staff. |
| Weight (Kg) | Patient's weight. |
| Department | For hospital labs: the ward or department that sent the sample. |
| Remarks | A short note. Enter here closes the panel. |
| Sample Date, Time | When the sample was taken. Goes into the sample QR. |
| Reporting Date, Reporting Time | When the report is promised. Also in the QR and available to messages. |
| Photo box | The patient's picture. See "Attach the patient's photo". |
Boxes that appear only when switched on
| Service Number, Unit, Rank, Relation | Shown when Optimize for Army Labs is ticked in Settings. Relation offers Self, Spouse, Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, Sister. |
| Your additional fields | Up to 10 boxes named in Help › Additional Fields (applied on Test Report). The same values show on Test Report. |
Home collection
E-Lab has no separate home collection screen. Labs handle it with the boxes above:
- Put the visit fee in Extra Charges on the payment bar.
- Write the collection time in Sample Date and Time.
- Use Category (for example "Home") so you can tell these patients apart, or add an additional field such as "Collected By".
TipPick the doctor here before you add tests. Doctor special prices load only as tests are added.
Patient privacyLifora Verify sends the mobile number to the Lifora server to check it. Use it only for patients who have given you their number for reports.
Questions people ask
The new doctor I added is not in the list.
Use F3 or the add icon from the doctor box. When you save and close the Doctor screen, the list refreshes.
I closed the panel by mistake.
Click ... next to the patient details. It opens again with the cursor on the doctor.
Lifora Verify says "Enter mobile first".
Type at least 10 digits in Contact No. and try again.
Where is the Agent Name list filled from?
From Masters › Agents. That menu appears after you tick Manage Agents in Settings and log in again.