Laboratory & radiology

Process a specimen

Record the methods and descriptions of processing steps after a specimen has been collected.

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Before you begin

You collected the specimen, and the specimen card shows on the service request page.
No user created a diagnostic report for the service request. MANSOQ hides the processing section after a diagnostic report exists for the service request.
You have the permissions listed below.

1. Open the service request page

Open the service request for the specimen. The page shows a card for each specimen.

2. Find the processing section

Go to the card of the collected specimen. The card shows the processing section.

Note: MANSOQ shows the processing section only after you collect the specimen.

3. Select the processing method

Select the processing method from the coded list. The method names the work done on the specimen.

4. Add the description

MANSOQ opens a dialog. Enter a description of the processing step. Save the processing step.

Components	What it captures
Method	The processing method from the coded list.
Description	Your description of the processing step.

5. Add more processing steps

Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each further processing step. MANSOQ keeps all steps on the specimen.

Permissions

Permission	Access
Can Create Specimen on Facility	Lets you record processing steps on a specimen at the facility. Facility Admin, Admin, Doctor, and Nurse have this permission.

Expected Outcome

The specimen shows the processing step with the method, the description, the performer, and the time.
The specimen keeps every processing step that you add.

Version and facility configuration

This procedure is grounded in the repository’s version 3.1 user guide and the audited source revision. Available encounter types, required demographics, terminology, permissions and enabled services depend on your facility configuration. Use the labels and access controls on your own instance; the source references below identify the documented implementation.

Source evidence

References are pinned to the private MANSOQ source repository. Repository access is required to open these links.