Holding Orders from the Lab

If an invoiced order is in Ready status, you can prevent it from being sent to the lab by selecting the Lab on Hold action in Material Orders. Holding an order from the lab changes the order's status to Lab on Hold. When you are ready to send the order to the lab, select Release to Lab. For more information, see Releasing a Single Order to the Lab.

1. On the top menu bar in Encompass, click Patients and select Search/Add patient.
2. Search for the patient and select them from the results list.
3. On the left side menu, click Material Orders.

   The Material Orders screen opens.

4. Locate the order you want to hold from the lab in the Invoiced Orders list, and select Hold from Lab from the Actions drop-down list.

   The Hold Order from Lab window opens.

5. Click Hold.

The order status changes to Lab on Hold.

Related Topics

• Changing the Lab on a Lab On Hold Order
• Editing Order Information on a Lab On Hold Order