The Disease Control Division at the State Hygienic Laboratory moved to a new laboratory information management system called OpenELIS on Sunday, March 1. The new system will affect how clinical specimens (except for neonatal screening, maternal screening and rabies) are reported, billed and accessed through the web.

Attached to this announcement are:

• An example of a new result report
• A new invoice format
• Updated CPT codes
• New test request forms

For those who access their results through the PHIMS web portal, results for all clinical tests (except for neonatal screening, maternal screening and rabies) that are received after March 1 will be posted in OpenELIS. Results for clinical tests received before March 1 remained in PHIMS for historical reporting.

PHIMS web users were automatically moved to the OpenELIS web portal shortly before March 1. They use the same user name and password to access the new OpenELIS web portal. The new portal will greatly improve access to the results by offering enhancements that include:

• Email notification when a sample arrives at the laboratory
• Notification when results are available
• Real-time status of testing
• Access to final reports (result reports)
• Ability to select and download sample data in spreadsheet format
• Simplified design with page level instructions, pop-up help for search fields, and more search options

Things to Remember

• New Facility Number (Organization Number) - All clinical clients now have a different facility. To access the recent changes, his number must be written on the test request form. The facility number is synonymous with the organization number (OpenELIS) and client number (on the invoice). Please recycle any preprinted test request forms generated before March 1, 2015.
• Updated CPT Codes - CPT codes have been updated including adjustments to some charges.
• New Invoice Format - The format of invoices will change as shown in this example.
• New Test Results Format - The format of the test result reports will change as shown in this example.
• New Test Request Forms- Updates to the test request forms have been completed for most clinical tests.

The procedure to access web results will not change. If you encounter any problems or have questions, please contact Mike Hayek at 319-335-4358 or via email at Michael-hayek@uiowa.edu.