Facility Has Multiple Laboratory Units ( Preferences )

Overview

This setting is used when your facility operates more than one laboratory unit. It allows the system to manage and route lab requests to the appropriate lab location.

How It Works

1. The system supports multiple lab units within the same facility.

2. When a lab request is created:

3. The user can select or assign the specific laboratory unit.

4. Each lab unit can manage its own:

5. Test processing

6. Work queue

7. Results

When Enabled

1. Admin can be assigned a lab unit for a user.

2. The facility configures more than one laboratory unit (e.g., Hematology, Microbiology, Main Lab).

3. Each lab unit can have its own tests, staff, and processing workflow.

4. Lab requests are routed to the appropriate unit based on configuration or selection.

5. Results are processed and reported under the assigned laboratory unit.

When Disabled

1. The system operates with a single laboratory unit.

2. All lab requests go to one central lab.

Note

This feature is ideal for facilities with specialized laboratory departments requiring separate management and reporting.