Data Mining
Orchard knows that one of the most important functions in any laboratory information system is the ability to use the data contained in the system for various reporting needs and quality assurance initiatives. Orchard’s systems provide the ability to easily and efficiently report information on any field in the database utilizing a user-friendly graphical user interface built directly into the software. This comprehensive data mining functionality provides the lab with its own easy-to-use report writing tool, eliminating the need for separate data mining programs (e.g. Crystal Reports) or additional IT support to program, set up, and run lab reports.
Reports Without Complicated Programming
Using the various data browsers (Result, Order Choice, Order, and Patient), you can select search criteria related to specific patients, order choices, orders, and tests, and then view results that match those criteria. By using the robust user interface, you can simultaneously pull data from a multitude of different fields. Once you have built the filter and gathered the information, you can save the criteria to use at a later date. You can then export the contents of the browser into other programs (e.g. Excel), distribute it as needed, or format it for reports and printing. You can even schedule Harvest LIS to create and print your reports automatically, without the need for complex programming or the help of the IT department.
Increase Reimbursements
Utilizing the Result Browser to generate administrative reports may lead to increased reimbursements from insurance companies. Harvest LIS easily displays a history of order choices or tests performed so that you can provide timely and consistent information to providers and insurance companies, increasing the likelihood of complete reimbursement.
Simplify Monthly Reports via Administrative Reports
Use Harvest LIS’ data browsers to write detailed queries and save criteria for recurring reports. For example, use the Harvest LIS Result Browser to monitor a technologist’s productivity on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis; or quickly view the volume of patients you test at your laboratory, along with the frequency of certain tests. These features allow managers to focus less on administrative paper trails and more on increasing productivity and quality in the laboratory.
| “My lab services a 60 physician group. I have worked with 3 different lab systems over the course of my 30 year career. I am frequently asked by administration to provide statistical information and data assessment for all kinds of strategic plans. I also use the browser functions in Orchard to assess and troubleshoot instrument
performance. Whatever the issue is, I am always able to provide the information needed in a matter of minutes. From any of the previous systems, this kind of information would take days or sometimes weeks to get and quite often required some kind of additional payment as well. To me, personally, it is ‘priceless.’” — Prudence Cass, Hawthorn Medical Associates |