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Client and Patient Labels

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Laboratory Labels

Laboratory Sample Labels

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Medicine, Food and Supply Labels

Medicine, food and supply labels are mainly used for printing instructions for dispensed items. You can print these labels from a consultation page when adding or editing an item (including planned medicines), from a consultation invoice page when the item's usage type is 'dispensed', or from a counter sale page when a patient has been selected for the item.

Printing from a Consultation Page

1. Select the label printing options when adding an item.

In the item dialogue, select the label printer you want to use from the Print label drop-down list and add the number of labels you want to print in the Label quantity field.

One-click printing

When one-click printing is in use in your Provet Cloud, you can select Save (with a checkmark icon) to save the item and print the label(s) with one click.

Save and preview

When one-click printing is not in use, you can select Save (without a checkmark icon) to save the item and preview the label(s). <<Save and preview?>>

Save and print

When adding a new item, you can also select Save and print label to go directly to editing and printing the label(s). To edit and print the label(s) of a saved item, open the item for editing and select Save and print label.

2. Edit and print the labels.

1. In the label printing dialogue, the Device and Amount of labels fields show the selections you made when adding the item. You can still change the selections.
2. If the item type has a label template, the Header, Body, and Footer fields show the template text. You can edit the text in these fields. The label preview on the right updates as you make changes.
3. If you want to preview the label(s) as a PDF, select the Preview as PDF button. To print the label(s), select Print.

Printing from a Consultation Invoice Page

You can print a label from a consultation invoice page if the item's usage type is 'dispensed'.

Select the Print label button next to the item name on the item row to edit and print the label(s).

Printing from a Counter Sale Page

<<When adding an item on a counter sale page, you can print (if one-click printing is in use) or save and preview labels in the item dialogue in the same way as on a consultation page.>>

If one-click printing is not in use or you have saved an item without printing the label(s):

1. Select the printer button at the end of the saved item row. A dialogue opens.
2. You can add additional instructions to the label in the dialogue, but note that they are only shown on the label if the label template contains a placeholder for instructions. Select Save whether you add instructions or not.
3. Edit and print the label(s).

Client and Patient Labels

Client and patient labels are useful for compactly printing client and patient information. You can print these labels from a client or patient page, consultation page, or during patient admission.

Select Tools > Print client label or Print patient label to edit and print the label(s).

A4 Label Sheets

If you need multiple identical labels, you can use a regular A4 printer with a special A4 sticker sheet to print the labels in one go. You can print A4 label sheets from a client or patient page, consultation page, or during patient admission:

1. Select Tools > Print A4 label sheet. A dialogue opens.
2. Type the label content in the fields. Six fields are available, and each field corresponds to a new line on the label. Note that it is not possible to create a template for A4 label sheet labels.
3. Select Print.

Laboratory Labels

Laboratory labels are useful for printing information related to a laboratory referral. You can print these labels when creating or printing a laboratory referral on a consultation page or from a laboratory referral page.

Printing from a Consultation Page

When adding a laboratory referral, you can print (if one-click printing is in use) or save and preview labels in the referral dialogue in the same way as when adding medicine, food, or supply items.

If one-click printing is not in use or you have saved a referral without printing the label(s):

1. Select the printer button at the end of the laboratory referral row. A dialogue opens.
2. Select the Print laboratory label button in the bottom right-hand corner of the dialogue. 
3. Edit and print the label(s).

Printing from a Laboratory Referral Page

1. Open the laboratory referral from the consultation page it was added on or from the laboratory dashboard by selecting the laboratory referral button at the end of the referral row.
2. Select the Print laboratory label button in the top right-hand side corner of the referral page.
3. Edit and print the label(s).

Laboratory Sample Labels

Laboratory sample labels are a special type of small labels that are used for labelling laboratory sample containers. In addition, barcode labels can be printed for samples. You can print laboratory sample labels and sample barcode labels if they are enabled in the settings.

Printing Labels When Adding Samples

When adding laboratory referral samples, you can print (if one-click printing is in use) or save and preview labels in the sample dialogue in the same way as when adding medicine, food, or supply items.

Depending on your Provet Cloud settings, a dialogue for adding laboratory referral samples may open automatically when you save a laboratory referral on a consultation page. You can also add laboratory sample labels on laboratory referral pages in the Samples section (select the pen button next to the section title).

If one-click printing is not in use or you have saved a referral without printing the label(s), you can print the labels from the laboratory referral page.

Printing from a Laboratory Referral Page

On laboratory referral pages, you can print the labels for an individual sample or for all samples in one go. You can also print sample barcode labels if barcode printing is enabled in the settings.

Printing Labels for One Sample

In the Samples section, select the printer button at the end of the sample row to edit and print the label(s) for the sample.

Printing Labels for All Samples

Select the Sample labels button in the top right-hand corner of the Samples section to edit and print the label(s) for all samples. Note that you can only edit the label of the first sample. 

Printing Sample Barcode Labels

In the Samples section, select the barcode button at the end of the sample row to print a barcode label for the sample.

Related Settings

One-Click Printing

If one-click printing is in use in your Provet Cloud, you may be able to enable it for yourself, depending on the setup. In this case, you can do it on your profile page:

1. Open your user profile in Provet Cloud and find the Direct printing section.
2. To open the section for editing, select the pen button next to the section title.
3. Tick the Enable one-click PDF printing checkbox.
4. Select Save.

Sample Handling

Settings > General > Department > Laboratory

Updated 10 June 2024 05:19