Patent ID: 8620681

Claim:
A method of holding laboratory test results in a computerized environment, the method comprising: one or more computing devices executing: receiving a first laboratory test result for a healthcare order for a patient, wherein the healthcare order comprises multiple laboratory tests that are related to one another; determining whether all related laboratory test results associated with the laboratory tests for the healthcare order have been received; upon determining that all related laboratory test results associated with the healthcare order have not been received, holding the first laboratory test result; after holding the first laboratory test result, determining whether all laboratory test results associated with the laboratory tests for the healthcare order have been received; after holding the first laboratory test result, determining that any remaining laboratory test results related to the first laboratory test result have been received; combining the remaining laboratory test results with the first laboratory test result based on the remaining laboratory test results being related to the first laboratory test result; and upon determining that any remaining laboratory test results related to the first laboratory test result for the healthcare order have been received, comparing each of the test results to predefined criteria, based on the comparison, determining that each of the test results is considered to be normal, and automatically verifying the entire order.