Page Description

Use the Alternate Sample Collection Sets administration page to designate the collection information at the time of ordering the order choice. This will act as an override to the configured sample collection information for that order choice and testing host. The user will configure Alternate Sample Collection Information Sets that the user will be able to choose from on the Order Patient Samples page (from a column type in the Order Patient Samples template).

For more help, click one of the following links:

• Accessing this Page
• Adding or Editing Alternate Sample Collection Sets

Accessing this Page

• Click the Administration menu button, click the Order Choice Setup button, and then click the Order Choices submenu link, followed by clicking the Alternates button. You must have the necessary security permissions to access the Administration menu button and to access the Order Choices administration page.

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Adding or Editing Alternate Sample Collection Sets

1. Click the Add Set button if there are no sets on the Alternate Sample Collection Sets page. If there are no sets in the Alternate Collection Information Sets for section, there will be a message that displays "There are no alternate collection information sets defined for this order choice." If there are no sets in the Inactivated Alternate Collection Information Sets for section, there will be a message that displays "There are no inactivated alternate collection information sets defined for this order choice."
2. When the Add Set button is clicked, you will navigate to the Sample Collection Table page where you can add alternate collection information sets. If there is no alternate collection information sets, there will be a message that displays "Press the add button to define alternate sample collection information" in red. See the Admin: Sample Collection Table topic.
3. Click the Add button to add alternate collection information sets via the Sample Collection page. See the Admin: Sample Collection topic. Note that the Save button must be clicked on each page to save the information sets.
4. Alternate sample collection information sets will appear in the designated section(s) on the Alternate Sample Collection Sets page. The section will display the name (this is required), tube/container, sample, storage, suffix, tube/container count, collection interval, and whether the sample collection set is combinable. Remove the sample collection information sets by clicking the X button next to the sample collection name.
5. Click the OK button to add the alternate sample collection information sets to the Order Choices page. The Alternates button will turn green and in italics once the alternate collection information set is added.

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