Laboratory Interfaces
The NextGen EMR software provides sophisticated electronic handling of patient lab orders and test
results via HL7 based interfaces to lab vendors. ggXTech uses a combination of the NextGen
development environment and proprietary ggXTech SQL tools to provide complete "lab solutions"
which reduces the time, effort and cost associated with implementing a single or bidirectional Nextgen
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software lab interface. The ggXTech model eliminates the need to manually create patient
lab triggers; and provides reporting capabilities which span patient lab results across both "in house"
and multiple "outside" lab vendors.
Below are a few of the features which make the ggXTech lab solution a functional
and cost effective method for adding new lab vendor interfaces to the the NextGen EMR software.
- create a "clean" custom built lab_master template organized by lab categories
and show only those tests ordered by your physicians.
- use the ggXTech searchable lab "pop-up" to locate and order
uncommon or seldom used
lab tests. Search by test description (or partial description) and filter by lab vendor.
- enter lab values only once. No need to enter "in office"
labs multiple times.
- return the "latest" (most recent) lab value across
mulitiple "in house" and "outside" labs without the need to re-enter "in office" lab results
via the NextGen EMR software "lab assign" utility.
- automate the implementation of adding a new lab vendors tests to the EMR database.
ggXTech works directly with the lab vendor to create a file of codes and descriptions for
a one time import into the NextGen EMR software.
- save the cost, time and effort associated with building hundreds of patient lab triggers.
Eliminate the errors associated with building these triggers manually.
- create multiple lab orders (ie conduct lab test once
each week for the next 2 months)
from a single lab order "submit" using the ggXTech recurring lab order pop-up.
- custom lab requistion forms (Crystal Report®)
including patient, provider, insurance, test and "ask order entry" information.
- custom lab results reports providing test results and
including "comments" when provided by the lab vendor.