Create lab request Praxis

Create a lab request for a patient and send it to your external laboratory — in standard or GDT format.

Prerequisites

• The GDT/Lab Requests module is activated for your company.
• When using GDT format: GDT settings are configured.
• You're in the patient record of the relevant patient.

How to do it

1. Open the Patient record of the patient you want to create a lab request for.
2. Click the Lab Request button (standard format) or GDT button (GDT format) in the action bar.
   • If multiple GDT filenames are configured, a dropdown opens. Choose the desired filename.
3. Offisy automatically generates a file with the patient's master data.
4. Save the downloaded file in the designated location so your lab system can pick it up.

Note: The request file contains the patient's data. You define which lab tests are requested in the lab system itself.

Which data is exported?

The two formats differ in content.

Standard lab request (LabAnf.txt): Contains patient master data, insurance data, insured person (if different from the patient), and the three most recent diagnoses. Data is exported as key-value pairs in INI format:

[OFFISY]
P-Id=42
P-Zuname=Mustermann
P-Vorname=Maria
P-Gebdat=19850315
P-Geschlecht=W
P-Strasse=Hauptstraße 12
P-Plz=1010
P-Ort=Wien
X-Kasse=...
Dgn-1=...

GDT format (export.gdt): Contains patient master data using standardized GDT field codes. With the Definition nach 6301 verwenden option enabled, additional fields are transmitted depending on the selected GDT version:

3000PAT-00042
3101Mustermann
3102Maria
310315031985
3107Hauptstraße 12
31102
31121010
3113Wien
6210+43 660 1234567

With Definition nach 6301 verwenden enabled, the file starts with fields 8000 (record type), 8100 (record length), and 9218 (GDT version). With Feldlänge am Beginn hinzufügen enabled, each line starts with a 3-digit length indicator, e.g. 0193101Mustermann.

GDT field code reference

Field code	Meaning	Note
8000	Record type	Only with Definition nach 6301
8100	Record length	Calculated automatically
9218	GDT version	Only with Definition nach 6301
3000	Patient ID/number
3101	Last name
3102	First name
3103	Date of birth (DDMMYYYY)
3104	Title
3105	Insurance number
3107	Street
3110	Gender (1=male, 2=female)
3112	Postal code
3113	City
3618	Secondary phone	GDT 03.10 only
3619	Email	GDT 03.10 only
3622	Height
3623	Weight
6210	Phone

Common issues

• GDT button not visible: Check whether GDT settings are configured and at least one filename is defined.
• Missing patient data: Make sure the patient's name and date of birth are fully entered.