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I am still playing around with AC demo and looks like our clinic is going to approve purchase so we can get started ASAP.

I am wondering if the Quest Interface is results only? I don't really understand this HL7 stuff. I saw on the boards one user printed out the lab order,handed it to the patient and Quest accepted this. If this is the case, where did you add your account # on the order form?

The HL7 records are results only. When you do import the lab, they are in a nice format with notes, etc. just like the printed results you are used to. For orders, we print the lab slip from the orders section of AC. We were concerned at first that Quest might demand a patient ID number, but they decided to play nice and accept the form as is. Quest bills our patients directly, so I don't think the account number is a huge deal.

Our Quest collection point is not huge, and they know who we are when a patient comes down with an order. I'd talk to the lab manager, and see if they are not willing to go along with you.

BTW, here is a link to some lab order tips my partner came up with:
http://www.amazingcharts.com/ub/ubbthreads.php/topics/20897/Customizing_order_of_lab_tests#Post20897

Dr. Grauman,

I saw the post on numbering the labs previously and that was an excellent idea and have incorporated that into the demo I'm using. Thanks for the input!