xLAB Importing LabPak Procedures

Introduction

Before proceeding with importing your LabPak Procedures it is important that you understand the differences between xLab and LabPak as it relates to Procedures and Panels. Of course your Deployment Associate can assist you in this process.

If you are importing any calculated results from your LabPak (and almost every customer will) you should also print a copy of "xLab Calculated Results" which describes the xLab Calculated Results Language. Click Here for a Printer Friendly version and print it.

Procedures and Panels in LabPak

In LabPak all reportable entities (anything that shows up on a Report with a value) are considered "Tests". 'Neut#' is a "Test", 'Appearance' is a "Test" as well as 'Glucose' is a "Test". Of course you never "Order" 'Appearance' or 'Neut#' but rather order a "UA" or "CBC"..

In LabPak Panels are a collection of "Tests" and in some cases another Panel. I.E. "CBC" is a Panel in LabPak made up of the "Tests" that are part of a "CBC". "Health Screen" may be a panel simply made up of "CBC" and "CMP".

Tests, Results, and Panels in xLab

In xLab, all reportable entities are considered "Results" and only Orderable items are considered "Tests". In xLab, "CBC" is a "Test" and has multiple Results. 'Neut#' is a "Result" and is part of the "CBC" Test and is never orderable (Unless, of course you have some reason to just order a 'Neut#')..

In xLab, Panels are a collection of "Tests". For example: a "Comprehensive Health-screen" may contain a "CBC", "UA" and "BMP"

Test Volume and Containers in xLab

All "Tests" in xLab support a Volume and Container type. For example a "CMP" may require 10 ml volume of sample in a Lavender Top Container. Hepatic Profile may require 5 ml volume of sample in a Lavender Top Container and so on.

Of course there is no counterpart for Container in LabPak.

Why Containers and Volume are important.

In xLab Containers and Volume are used to establish number of sample container labels. Consider an order for a Hepatic Profile (a Lavender Top requiring 5mL) and a CMP (a Lavender Top requiring 10mL). Because we have defined a Lavender Top container that can hold 10mL, xLab can determine that two Lavender Top containers are required and print two labels (on for each Lavender Top Container).

Preparation for Importing Procedures

When the xLab Procedure Import is run it produces a list (for your review) of all LabPak "Tests" and "Panels" (that contained at lease one individual test). By default xLab marks all "Panels" as "Orderable" and all "Tests" as Not Orderable. In addition all "Tests" are marked as "Include" and all Panels are marked as "Do Not Include". Why?

The LabPak Export (used to create the Procedure.exp file) had no way of determining which LabPak "Tests" you normally order so the Import makes an assumption that all LabPak "Tests" are really results. (We know that this is not true however more LabPak "Tests" are not orderable in LabPak than are Orderable). Any of these "Tests" can be made Orderable in xLab simply be entering a Volume, Container, and selecting "Orderable".

The xLab Import also makes an assumption that all LabPak Panels (that contain at least one individual test) are "Orderable". More LabPak "Panels" are orderable than not orderable.

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The above image is a small sample of the Import Review screen you will be presented with. Let's take the first line (2 HOUR POST PRANDIAL)

  1. Do you wish to import 2 HRPP at all? If not, no action on your part is required
  2. If you wish to Import 2 HRPP, you must enter a Volume, select a Container, and then check Include.

Now let's look at A/Q Ratio.

  1. Do you order A/G Ratio as a stand-alone Test? If not, then no action is required (A/G will automatically be imported as a "Result"
  2. If you wish to make A/G orderable, you must; enter a Volume, select a Container, and Click on Orderable.

Running the Import Application

Once you "Click" on Next button , xLab will guide you through navigating to where you saved the Exported data, read all of the data and present you with the Step 2 Review screen.

Step 1

Tell the Import where to find the Exported file. (Note, if you are using the Wizard and have imported anything else, the import path will automatically be filled in.). Simply Browse to the folder where you saved the Procedure.exp file. Then Click Next.

Step One Screen

After Clicking on Next above, the xLab import will read and parse the Procedure.exp file. It will report any errors it finds (like the one below). Once it has finished the parsing, it will tell you PARSING COMPLETE and the Next Button will appear.

You may print this Progress screen if you encountered any errors. Then Click on Next.

Step 2 Screen

After you click on Next, the xLab Import will build the Review Screen. This can take some time depending upon how may LabPak Tests and Panels you have so be patient.

Step 2

The Review Screen is displayed after completion of the build process.

Review Screen

Make your selections as described in 'Preparation for Importing Procedures and when done, click on Next to begin the actual importing into xLab.

NOTE:

  1. It a LabPak Test already exists in xLab, that row will be grayed out and you cannot Import that test.
  2. You may click on the column headers; Orderable,Code, or Name to sort the Review list in assenting or descending order of that column. Each time you click the order is reversed.
  3. Hovering your mouse over the column header will expose a Drop Down indicator. CodeDD Click in the Drop Down will allow you to filter by items in that column in various ways.

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You can Uncheck (Select All) then select only those tests you want in the list. You can also use the Test Filter to find one or more specific tests.

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You can select criteria from the (Not Set) drop down and enter a value in the Text Box.

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For example, you could select "Begins with" and enter an the letter A to list only Test Codes (in this case) beginning with the letter A. You can also find a specific Test by using "Equals" and entering the Test Code.

Step 3

After entering volumes and Containers and selecting what to not to import, click on Next and the Import process will start.

Import Complete

Once the import is finished, the Finish Button will be shown. You may print the list of the imported items for your records.

After you Click on Finish, if you imported any Calculated Results, you will be taking to the "Update Imported Calculations" screen.

Update Imported Calculations

The following assumes you have printed and read the "xLab Calculated Results" manual. If you have not, please do so now by Clicking Here

xLab provides an extensive feature rich Calculated Results language designed to enable the user to create a Calculated Result for virtually any logic and equation required. LabPak calculation definitions are considerably different than xLab's calculation definitions, as such, xLab imports the calculation definition from LabPak as a Comment. This allows you to see what the LabPak calculation looked like and provides guidance in defining the calculation in xLab.

The Update Imported Calculations Screen lists all of the Calculated Results that you imported and also you to select them individually so update the calculation to the xLab format.

Update Imported Calculations Screen

Simply click on a Calculated result to allow updating.

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As you can see from the image above, xLab presents the LabPak Calculation as a comment. You may (and should) leave the comment in and add the xLab Language version of the calculation. In this simple case, we have added the xLab Language calculation below the comment.

After updating all of the Imported Continuations, Click on "Done"

 

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