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In E-Lab a report is not a separate document that you create. It is the same patient entry that reception saved, with the results added. The bill, the tests and the results stay together under one Lab No.
This is the path every report takes:
- Reception saves the Patient Entry
The tests, their units and the normal range text are copied from Test Master into the entry. A test with a Default Value already carries that value as its result. The entry is now pending. - The lab fills the results
On the Test Report screen the technician types results, imports them from the analyser, or brings them in from an outside lab's PDF with PDF Scan. - Save decides pending or complete
When every row of the ticked groups has a result or a note, Save moves the report to complete. If even one row is empty, it stays pending. - Print or share
After Save, E-Lab asks Do you want to Print Report. Yes opens the print panel: pick a design, print, preview, add a QR code, or send it (chapter 5). - The design comes from Lab Report Formats
The look of the page, the header, logo, footer and colours are set once in Help › Lab Report Formats and used for every report.
Nothing slips through
A report leaves the Pending list only when every row has a result or a note. A missed test stays visible the next morning.
Less typing
Default values, shortcuts, earlier results, formulas and the analyser link fill most cells for you.
Edits are logged
Each Save and each Delete is written to the Timeline with the bill amount before and after. The owner sees it in the Lifora activity feed.
Pending and complete in one table
| State | What it means |
|---|---|
| Pending | Saved in Patient Entry, at least one row still empty. Listed under Pending in Test Report and in the dashboard work queue. Opens with Print greyed out. |
| Complete | Every row of the ticked groups has a result or a note. Listed under Complete and in Reports › Test Reports Register. The screen shows Report Generated On with the date and time of the save that completed it. |
| Medical Report | A fitness or visa medical made in the Medical Examination Report module. It has its own register and numbering (last topic of this chapter). |
Questions people ask
Can I make a test report without a Patient Entry?
No. Every report opens from a saved entry. PDF Scan and Lifora bookings also create an entry first.
Can I print a report that is still pending?
Yes. Save it and answer Yes to Do you want to Print Report. Only the Print button is greyed out when a pending report opens.
Where does the lab's name and address on the report come from?
From Masters › Company Info. Fix it there and every design picks it up.