Automatic lab order generation and tracking

Purpose

1.1. Enable seamless generation and tracking of lab orders directly from patient encounters, ensuring allergists quickly and accurately request, monitor, and manage diagnostic testing workflows in real time.
1.2. Send lab orders to chosen labs, receive order status updates, notify clinical staff, and synchronize lab results with EHR systems to streamline allergy and immunology care, comply with regulatory standards, reduce manual admin, and improve patient safety.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Provider creates a new lab order during a patient appointment in the EHR system.
2.2. Patient-specific test criteria met (e.g., allergy symptoms, prior diagnostics), triggering order logic.
2.3. Manual trigger by staff from the clinical workflow interface.
2.4. Receipt of referral requiring a lab test.
2.5. Lab panel reorder interval elapsed (e.g., annual screening due).

Platform Variants

3.1. Epic EHR
• API: Orders API — configure event webhook for ‘order.created’ and ‘order.status.updated’
3.2. Cerner Millennium
• FHIR Orders API — configure outbound hook for ObservationOrder and OrderResponse
3.3. Athenahealth
• Endpoint: /v1/clinicalorder — setup notification via subscription to lab order events
3.4. Allscripts
• API: Order Management — enable lab order POST, GET, and status query
3.5. DrChrono
• Feature: Labs API — configure callback URL on new and updated lab orders
3.6. Greenway Health
• API: Orders endpoint — schedule trigger on new lab order creation
3.7. Practice Fusion
• Feature: Lab integration webhook — set up outgoing notification for each lab order
3.8. LabCorp
• API: Order Entry Web Service — initialize order creation and polling for result updates
3.9. Quest Diagnostics
• Feature: Quanum Lab Orders API — configure push for new and updated orders
3.10. HL7 Interface Engine (e.g., Mirth Connect)
• Feature: Channel to monitor ORU^R01 and ORM^O01 messages for order tracking
3.11. Salesforce Health Cloud
• Feature: Custom object flow trigger on Lab Order object creation
3.12. Microsoft Power Automate
• Connector: HTTP webhook — trigger on EHR lab order events to start automation
3.13. Google Cloud Healthcare API
• Feature: FHIR resource watcher for ServiceRequest and DiagnosticReport
3.14. Zapier
• Action: Webhooks by Zapier — POST new lab orders, GET updates from lab system
3.15. AWS HealthLake
• Feature: Event Bridge — detect ServiceRequest resource changes
3.16. Twilio SMS
• API: Send message on lab result status to clinical staff or patients
3.17. Slack
• API: Incoming Webhook — post lab order updates to #allergy-clinical channel
3.18. SendGrid
• Feature: Automated transactional email when lab orders are submitted or results received
3.19. Google Sheets
• API: Append new row for each lab order, update tracking as status changes
3.20. HubSpot CRM
• Feature: Workflow automation to create/update custom Lab Order records
3.21. Asana
• API: Create task and update task status based on lab order progress
3.22. Monday.com
• API: Create item in board “Lab Orders”, update status column on order updates
3.23. DocuSign
• API: Request electronic signature for lab requisition forms
3.24. Dropbox
• API: Upload lab requisition and result PDFs to patient folder
3.25. Intercom
• Feature: Automated message to patient when new lab order is created
3.26. Outlook
• API: Send appointment and status updates to clinicians upon order creation/fulfillment

Benefits

4.1. Dramatic reduction in manual data entry and order errors.
4.2. Real-time visibility into order status and turnaround times.
4.3. Faster provider workflow and reduced operational overhead.
4.4. Improved compliance and documentation standards.
4.5. Enhanced patient engagement, notifications, and peace of mind.
4.6. Easy integration with existing clinical systems and reduction in duplicate steps.
4.7. Scalable, repeatable process ensures consistent execution across practices.