About investigations for outpatients

You can view and work with investigations for outpatients, also known as order comms. This includes sample collections and results.

About investigations for outpatients on a mobile

You can't do this on a mobile.

About investigations for outpatients on a desktop

On a desktop, from:

To view investigations about a specific patient:

From Patient Detail > Investigations, you can view investigations about a specific patient.

Select to view a summary of orders.

Read about viewing orders and order history

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Select to view results.

Read about viewing results and result history

Select to view investigation trends on a graph.

Read about viewing results on a graph

Select to collect samples.

Read about sample collections

Select to add a new order.

Read about placing orders

Select an option to filter investigations.

  • To view in-progress orders, select In Progress.

  • To view results that need review, select Needs Review.

  • To view orders with abnormal results, select Abnormal.

  • To view priority orders, select Priority.

In filter, start typing to filter the list.

Select an option from the list to filter by time period.

View a summary of information. The information you see depends on the area you are in, for example, a summary of orders, or a summary of results.

When viewing orders and results, icons appear next to the investigations.

Read more about icons

You can group rows in the table and filter the information in each column.

Read more about viewing information in tables

To view a summary of investigations for a specific patient:

From Patient Detail > Clinical > Investigations, you can view a summary of investigations for a specific patient.

Select this to view investigation trends on a graph.

Read about viewing results on a graph

Select an option to see a filtered view of investigations from Investigations.

  • To view in-progress orders, select In Progress.

  • To view results that need review, select Needs Review.

  • To view orders with abnormal results, select Abnormal.

  • To view priority orders, select Priority.

Shows a list of investigations for the patient.