Creating a Lab Flow sheet

This lesson will show users how to create a lab flow sheet for tracking and graphing labs.  

Open Flow sheets and Lab Chart Sections

Open Flow sheets and Lab Chart Sections

Create a New Empty Flow sheet

Create a New Empty Flow sheet

To create a new  empty flow sheet, Click on the Green Plus in the Flow sheet toolbar.  

Select Empty Flow Sheet and Click OK.

Select Labs to be entered on the Flow sheet

Select Labs to be entered on the Flow sheet

1.  Click on the Item in the Lab report.

2.  Drag and Drop the item in the Flow sheet

Item is now placed in the Flow sheet.  All results from that specific test are now entered on the flow sheet.

When new test results are entered in the Lab section the Results will automatically appear on the flow sheet.

Labs tests that are entered using a Lab Docuplate or HL7 interface may be placed on a flow sheet.  Lab results that have been scanned into the patients chart will not be placed on the flow sheet.

Graphing Results

Graphing Results

Results may be graphed  by placing a check mark in the Graph box under each test.