Yes, exactly. You can go to Define Orders and Order Sets in Admin Properties and set up all your templates. Lab name: Anemia. The labs: HB,Ferritin, etc. would be typed in the comments section which would then populate the comments in the ordering section. These would then show up, as you said, in parentheses on in line form rather than a column. You can set a CPT or ICD-9 if you want, although the ICD-9 doesn't work for me.

If you do it this way, yes you only print one lab. The labs show up a comments. This is good if you only want to see Anemia in the Order Window and not the labs it represents, although it will print those again.

You could also put the labs after the name of the template, and they will show up where the lab name is on the left. This will allow you to see all the labs you did in the Orders Window. Comments added will go after the list of labs rather than inside them.

There are a few ways to do it. Kind of confusing. It also makes a difference as far as where you see extra information in the bottom window of the Orders window. Finally, if you are in the lab tab, you can select Quick Add. Anything written in there goes on the left. Some users like to put the ICD-9 codes directly in the comments section so it shows up each time, and you don't have to worry about finding an ICD-9 code or choosing it first.


Bert
Pediatrics
Brewer, Maine