OpenELIS Global 2.3
OpenELIS Global 2.3 (Feb 2021)
Features:
Enhanced email and SMS result reporting tools for all types of results
New features allow one to set conditions and defaults for messaging.
EG: setting a custom message for non-normal range results for a specific test, and specifying that it should go via SMS to the patient and email to the provider.
One can specify a custom message for any test in the catalog, and specify what method (email or SMS) and in what scenarios the test should be sent (all results, normal range results, or non-normal results).
Ad-hoc notifications, the ability in the order entry screen to specify that an SMS or email should be sent to the ordering physician or patient. Defaults are set via the admin screen.
ASTM Analyzer interfaces
Enhanced analyzer connection functionality to compliment the existing flat file import capability.
Electronic Referrals Functionality
Connecting the reference lab network to the consolidated server
Referred tests arrive electronically to the reference lab, allowing a scan of the barcode on the order or sample to import the test request, and simplify the reception process.
Results are sent back to the requesting system electronically, allowing for much faster results.
This has big implications for Viral Load of HIV testing, Early infant Diagnosis of HIV, COVID-19 and other outbreak diseases, and any reference test where speed of result is of the essence.
It will alleviate some of the bottlenecks faced at reception for reference labs.
New accession number format
Now more total numbers are available per year
The ability to not validate accession number format
This allows any number to be used as long as it doesn’t already exist in the system.
The practical application is that one could use commercially pre-printed barcodes, or use different prefixes for different purposes within one lab
Note: part of the 2.2 patch release
Custom pre-printed barcode accession number formatting
Allows use of a custom prefix for preprinted barcodes.
Pediatric reference ranges added
We now support reference (normal) and valid ranges going down to days! This is very useful for pediatric testing.
We also added days to age entry on the order entry page.