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A range typed in a hurry, a test added twice with two spellings, a doctor rate set after the tests were billed: each of these shows up later on a report or a bill. These habits prevent that.
When you add or change a test
- Search the list before adding. "S. Creatinine" and "Serum Creatinine" become two tests, with two prices.
- Fill Min and Max in all four range blocks. Range text alone never turns a result red.
- Take every range from your pathologist's approved list, not from an old report.
- Give each test a print order (Sr. No.), so reports come out in the same order every day.
- After a rename, check Test Formula for formulas that used the old name.
- Make one test entry with the changed test, check the bill and the report, then delete that test entry the same day.
Groups, packages and doctors
- Before deleting a group or sub group, move its tests. Delete does not ask first.
- Keep at least two tests in every package.
- Set a doctor's special prices before reception bills that doctor's patients.
- Do not delete an agent or a doctor who has bills. Leave old names in the list.
Who may change the masters
Open Masters › Users, pick the user and untick Full Rights. Three rows guard the masters: Test Masters (the test list, test entry, import and delete), Test Groups (Test Group and Sub Group) and Doctors (Doctor and Agent). To hide a screen completely, untick it in the menu tree. The user must log in again.
Loose masters
- Reception changes rates on the bill every day.
- Child reports print adult ranges.
- Doctor share is worked out on paper.
Clean masters
- Rates load from the master and the doctor grid.
- Four range blocks with Min and Max, picked by Gender.
- Sharing reports read the share from the Doctor master.
Questions people ask
Two tests have nearly the same name. Which do I keep?
Keep the one used in patient entries. Stop using the other; it cannot be deleted once used.
Is the Excel export a backup of my masters?
No. It leaves out several fields. Your real backup is the company backup in chapter 9.
Can I let a senior technician edit ranges but not prices?
No. The Test Masters row covers the whole test, so a user with Modify there can change both. Without Modify, the user can only look.