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📖 RECOMMENDED READING Click here for an introduction to the Letter and Referral features .
If the Lab Vendor you are working with accepts electronic lab orders, simply click eOrder from the Lab Order Form - you do not need to fax the lab order to them. Click here for more information about eOrdering.The workflow outlined in this article is an example of a way you can share test orders with testing facilities. Adjust the workflow (e.g. what you attach) as needed.

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Faxing orders to test vendors

After you create and sign any lab, radiology (imaging) or other test orders in Elation, you can electronically fax it to a test vendor via the Letter to Provider feature.
  1. Locate the order that you’d like to send in your patient’s chart. Hover over the order, and click Actions -> Provider Letter.
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  1. In the To field, type the fax number of the vendor. If a search result appears in the Provider Directory dropdown, click on the result to select an existing contact.
  • If no results are found, press the TAB key on your keyboard and a dialogue window will appear prompting you to save the fax number to a new contact. Select Organization, type the name of the vendor, and click Save.
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  1. Type a subject and message to the vendor as needed.
  2. Next, click Select Chart Items to Attach.
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  1. Check off the box for Patient Demographics and click Attach Items.
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  1. At the bottom of the letter, check off the box for Also fax copies of attachments.
  2. Click Sign & Send to fax the order to the vendor.
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To fax the order outside of Elation with your physical fax machine print the order by clicking Actions -> Print and then use your fax machine.
Next StepFax a lab or radiology to your local vendor for a patient!