Beaker is Epic's clinical laboratory application and supports inpatient and ambulatory laboratory workflows. The Beaker Lab Collection process involves specimen specific labels printed real time at the point of care.

Resources

The following resources provide information on Beaker functionality.

Quick Start Guide

• Beaker Quick Start Guide - (Handout) Beaker is Epic’s laboratory information system to document specimens throughout collection, lab processing, and resulting.

General Resources

• UIHC Department of Pathology-Laboratory Services Handbook - (Website) This handbook describes Pathology's Laboratory Services, lists laboratory test directory information, contains specimen collection information, and links to other lab related services.
• SmartPhrase for Common Results - (Handout) The .Results SmartPhrase provides a list of SmartLinks for common results including lab, echo, EKG, and radiology.
• Chart Review (VIEW300) - (eLearning: 8 min) The various tabs of Chart Review are described.
• Results Review (VIEW301) - (eLearning: 7 min) View patient results over time including labs, imaging, EKGs, and other diagnostic tests.

Beaker Clinical Pathology

• Beaker CP - Collecting Specimens for Lab Staff - (Handout) Collecting specimens is the second step in the process for completing lab orders, and occurs once a lab test order is placed. Once collected, the specimen is then sent off to the laboratory to be resulted. Lab Techs and Phlebotomists collect these labs using the Order Inquiry activity.

Beaker Anatomic Pathology

• Overview of Beaker Anatomic Pathology (LAB151) - (eLearning) Observe a typical anatomic pathology workflow in Epic.
• Building a Case (LAB056) - (eLearning) Build a case using the Case Builder activity.
• Building a Case - Advanced Features (MDLAB152) - (eLearning) Build a case, write an intraoperative consult, and request an additional stain.
• Documenting Pre-Testing Tasks (Preparing Slides - Histology) (LAB052) - (eLearning) Set up for anatomic pathology tests.
• Resulting and Signing Out a Case (MDLAB153) - (eLearning) Result an anatomic pathology case right from the Outstanding List Editor.
• Documenting Case QA and Correlation (MDLAB155) - (eLearning) Verify results are accurate and consistent based on Case QA and Correlation.
• Finding Information in Case Inquiry (MDLAB154) - (eLearning) Familiarize yourself with finding specimen, case, and patient information using Case Inquiry.

Laboratory Staff

• Make the Toolbar Your Own - (Handout) Customizing your toolbar.
• Accessioning AP Cases, Case Receiving - (Handout) How to accession cases in AP Beaker, including the Case Receiving activity.
• Beaker Clinical Pathology Microbiology Quick Start Guide - (Handout) This guide contains step-by-step instructions and screen shots to complete the major tasks for microbiology staff.
• Beaker AP Case Tracking - (Handout) This guide walks through using the Track Activity to add additional tracking details to a case.
• Communication Log - (Handout) Using the Communication Log to Document Contacts in Beaker.
• Beaker AP Edit a Signed Out Case - (Handout) This guide walks through the process for pathology staff to edit a signed out case using addendums and amendments.
• Beaker AP Enter Results - (Handout) This guide walks through the process for finding cases that need to be resulted and entering results.
• Beaker AP QA and Correlation - (Handout) This guide walks through the process for documenting a QA event.
• Beaker AP Slide Preparation - (Handout) This guide walks through the process for pathology staff to prepare slides, view associated tasks, and to flag both slides and tasks with additional information.
• Move Tests to Specimen - (Handout) Lab Techs now have an easier way to address scenarios where tests could share a specimen but for some reason are accessioned to different specimens. Instead of redrawing one of the tests and adding it on to the specimen that was actually drawn, they can now directly move the test from one specimen to the other.

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