Inbox, Pathology and Imaging Tutorials

Configure Pathology and Imaging

Set up pathology and imaging

All the steps required to set up Bp Premier to use a secure messaging provider for sending pathology and imaging requests, including provider preferences and supported formats (PIT, HL7).

Set up Pathology eOrdering

The eOrdering form includes all functionality required to set up and configure pathology eOrdering providers in one place.

Set up Imaging eOrdering

The eOrdering form includes all functionality required to set up and configure imaging eOrdering providers in one place.

Set up a messaging provider

How to set up a messaging provider service for secure communication of clinical data and documents between Bp Premier and third parties.

Set up Pathology and Imaging Results Import

How to set up automatic pathology or imaging results import from a laboratory into Bp Premier. This article also describes how results are imported and redirected to the provider Inbox, and how to set up results acknowledgements.

Set up results acknowledgement and notifications

How to set up acknowledgement of submitted pathology requests, if supported by the secure messaging service used.

Add a pathology or imaging provider

Create a Bp Premier Contact with a category of 'Pathology Provider' or 'Imaging Provider'.

Set up pathology request forms

Bp Premier supplies a default pathology request form, but you can create your own pathology form layout if a laboratory uses preprinted stationery for their request forms.

Set up imaging forms

Bp Premier does not supply a default imaging request form. You must create a custom imaging form layout for each laboratory with unique stationery.

Inbox, Pathology and Imaging

Submit a pathology request

Submit a pathology request from the patient record, including setting up favourite test lists and custom test reasons.

Submit an imaging request

Walks users through the different options when requesting imaging tests, including free text tests and body regions.

Submit a pathology or imaging eOrder

Bp Premier supports eOrdering for pathology and imaging investigations from laboratories that accept eOrders.

Cervical Screening

Cervical screening investigations are requested like any pathology request, but added to the Cervical Screening section of the patient record. Practice staff can also view and add cervical screening history outside of the patient record.

Redirect incoming reports to another provider

Incoming reports can be redirected from one provider to another if required. An example of when this functionality could be useful would be if a provider were to go on leave, and someone else was responsible for their incoming reports in their absence.

Manage Pathology and Imaging Results

The pathology and imaging results management process, from auto-allocation, actioning results in the Provider Inbox, and following up results from the Follow Up Inbox, and how to audit the patient contact trail.

Display unactioned reports in the patient record

Describes how to show unactioned reports in the patient record in Bp Premier version Spectra.

Clear outstanding Investigation requests

As part of managing incoming results, you can manually mark requests as 'received' for a single patient or the entire practice. This clears a request from any outstanding lists.