The AWARDS Medical module Laboratory Orders feature is an optional database enhancement used to enter, update, and delete client laboratory orders, as well as to view read-only laboratory orders reports. The Laboratory Orders feature also provides access to the AWARDS E-Labs functionality for those agencies that subscribe to this optional service.
NOTE: Lab orders can also be accessed from within individual client face sheets if the face sheet has been configured to allow users to do so. Please keep in mind that any changes made to lab orders via the Medical module are reflected within the face sheet, and vice versa.
IMPORTANT! For clients admitted to multiple programs, lab orders are not shared across programs. (This restriction applies when accessing lab orders from the face sheet as well.) Laboratory orders are only displayed within the program where they were originally entered.
Required Permissions 
Because the Laboratory Orders feature is optional, it is not automatically available in all databases. When requested, it is turned on behind-the-scenes in AWARDS by Foothold Technology for individual programs. (Contact the Help Desk to provide access to specific programs in your AWARDS database.) Staff in programs for which the Laboratory Orders feature has been turned on must have the following permissions in order to use it:
Program Chart Access
Display Any Chart Records Buttons
Display Chart Records Medical Button
Display Chart Records Profile Button (optional - to work with lab orders from within client face sheets if the face sheet has been configured to allow it)
NOTE: Permissions are assigned using the Permissions Maintenance feature. If you do not have access to that feature and need a permission listed here, please contact your supervisor or your local Help Desk for assistance.
Likewise, the E-Labs component of the Laboratory Orders functionality is also optional and not on automatically; it is an add-on service available by subscription only. (If you are interested in learning more about the E-Labs service and/or would like to proceed with signing up for it, please download and complete the E-Labs Service Agreement, and then submit it to your Foothold Customer Success & Advocacy team representative.) In subscribing agencies, access is assigned to individual users by Foothold Technology.
Click-by-Click Instructions 
Working with Laboratory Orders - Learn to enter, update, and delete laboratory orders.
Viewing E-Labs Results - Learn how to access and view results for orders submitted using the E-Labs platform.
Using the Laboratory Orders ReportBuilder - Learn to generate customized reports of laboratory orders information along with basic client demographics.
A Closer Look @ Fields & Options 
Laboratory Orders Fields / Options - Learn about the fields and options available during the laboratory orders data entry process.
E-Lab Orders Fields / Options - Learn about the fields and options available when using the E-Labs platform to send electronic lab orders.
Frequently Asked Questions 
Laboratory Orders Frequently Asked Questions
Training Films & Demonstrations 
E-Labs in AWARDS - A Quick Look (3 min)
Enhancement Request Forms 
As noted above, the Laboratory Orders functionality is optional. To request that it be turned on in your AWARDS database, and to specify how it should be configured there, download and complete the following request form, and then submit it to requests@footholdtechnology.com.
Medical Module - Implementation Requests Form
Service Agreements 
E-Labs - Information & Service Agreement
As noted above, E-Labs is an optional add-on Laboratory Orders service available for subscription as a part of AWARDS. If you are interested in learning more about the E-Labs service and/or you would like to proceed with signing up for it, please download and complete the following agreement, and then submit it to your Foothold Customer Success & Advocacy team representative.
IMO - Information & Service Agreement
Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO) - a smart search and code mapping for diagnoses and procedures - can be integrated into AWARDS on a subscription basis. If you are interested in learning more about the IMO service and/or you would like to proceed with signing up for it, please download and complete the following agreement, and then submit it to your Foothold Customer Success & Advocacy team representative.