[MT-L] Magic 5.67 Outpatient Labs

[Lynelle Boyd via Meditech-L]

Hi L-List,

Question...do your facilities allow non-facility providers to order outpatient labs and imaging studies? If so, how do the providers get their results?

We are a rural hospital (not a reference lab) and for years, as a service to the community, have allowed to patients bring in orders from providers not associated to our hospital for outpatient studies.

For a few years, we have struggled with the providers receiving results. We have several Lab telecom reports set up for this purpose, but our provider dictionary is not maintained by any one person/department, so there are times when results do not go out.

Any words of wisdom?

THANKS!!

Thank You,
Lynelle Boyd, RN

Lynelle Boyd, RN
Clinical Information Systems Analyst
Granville Health System
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[Kosko Angela - Fauquier via Meditech-L]

We use Communication Director to send results to the ordering (Referring) providers. In Communication Director if a provider does not have a fax number it errors, so it's something we can easily follow up on.

Some of the practices that work with the hospital frequently have interfaces set up for ORU results.

Maintaining a provider dictionary is a challenge, and here my manager and I oversee it, by getting a SQL report of changes on a weekly basis to make sure the formats are correct and the data is populated.

Angela Kosko
Senior Information Systems Business Analyst
Rhapsody Interface Engineer
Health Informatics and Technology Services (HITS)
Fauquier Health | 500 Hospital Drive Warrenton, VA 20186
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [MT-L] Magic 5.67 Outpatient Labs

Hi L-List,

Question...do your facilities allow non-facility providers to order outpatient labs and imaging studies? If so, how do the providers get their results?

We are a rural hospital (not a reference lab) and for years, as a service to the community, have allowed to patients bring in orders from providers not associated to our hospital for outpatient studies.

For a few years, we have struggled with the providers receiving results. We have several Lab telecom reports set up for this purpose, but our provider dictionary is not maintained by any one person/department, so there are times when results do not go out.

Any words of wisdom?

THANKS!!

Thank You,
Lynelle Boyd, RN

Lynelle Boyd, RN
Clinical Information Systems Analyst
Granville Health System
PH 919.690.3452
Fax 919.690.3457

lb...@granvillemedical.com<mailto:lb...@granvillemedical.com<mailto:lb...@granvillemedical.com%3cmailto:lb...@granvillemedical.com>>

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[Lynelle Boyd via Meditech-L]

Is that a Forward Advantage product? Do the lab staff kick this off manually?

Thank You,
Lynelle Boyd, RN

Lynelle Boyd, RN
Clinical Information Systems Analyst
Granville Health System
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We use Communication Director to send results to the ordering (Referring) providers. In Communication Director if a provider does not have a fax number it errors, so it's something we can easily follow up on.

Some of the practices that work with the hospital frequently have interfaces set up for ORU results.

Maintaining a provider dictionary is a challenge, and here my manager and I oversee it, by getting a SQL report of changes on a weekly basis to make sure the formats are correct and the data is populated.

Angela Kosko
Senior Information Systems Business Analyst
Rhapsody Interface Engineer
Health Informatics and Technology Services (HITS)
Fauquier Health | 500 Hospital Drive Warrenton, VA 20186
o: (540) 316-5538 | Angela...@fauquierhealth.org<mailto:Angela...@fauquierhealth.org>
facebook<http://www.facebook.com/FauquierHealth> | twitter<http://www.twitter.com/FauquierHealth>

[Kosko Angela - Fauquier via Meditech-L]

Yes, its Forward Advantage.
No, its automatic. Once the lab results it automatically prints to a virtual printer, which sends it into Forward Advantage Communication Directory. We have "routes" that "read" the names on the report and faxes them per the specific provider's configuration.

We have "routes" for Lab, Medical records, Radiology, Emergency Department, Pathology.
Each one "reads" by looking for specific words just before the expected delivery list. Example:

Signed by XXXXXXXX
Dr John Smith
CC
Dr Chris Davis
Erica Cooper NP


It looks for "Signed by" and then starts "reading" names and matching them to the routing table. Locates the fax numbers and sends the reports.

Angela Kosko
Senior Information Systems Business Analyst
Rhapsody Interface Engineer
Health Informatics and Technology Services (HITS)
Fauquier Health | 500 Hospital Drive Warrenton, VA 20186
o: (540) 316-5538 | Angela...@fauquierhealth.org<mailto:Angela...@fauquierhealth.org>
facebook<http://www.facebook.com/FauquierHealth> | twitter<http://www.twitter.com/FauquierHealth>

From: Lynelle Boyd <lb...@granvillemedical.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2026 3:53 PM
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Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: [EXTERNAL] [MT-L] Magic 5.67 Outpatient Labs

Is that a Forward Advantage product? Do the lab staff kick this off manually?

Thank You,
Lynelle Boyd, RN

Lynelle Boyd, RN
Clinical Information Systems Analyst
Granville Health System
PH 919.690.3452
Fax 919.690.3457
lb...@granvillemedical.com<mailto:lb...@granvillemedical.com>

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[Oathoudt, Debbie - Information Technology Solutions via Meditech-L]

We use Forward Advantage also for HIM and LAB reports. It is all automatic with any failed reports printing to our HIM department to follow up on.


Debbie Oathoudt

ITS Manager

Northfield Hospital + Clinics

507-646-1517





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