Table 3 LIE functionalities as used by EPs

iEHR functionalities for LIE (n = 120 users)

 I consult the laboratory results provided by the iEHR when:

  - The patient has been seen by a physician in another health establishment in Quebec;

  - Patients are unable to reliably report to me their recent laboratory test results or their present state of health;

  - The patient has no medical record in my hospital;

  - Patient’s laboratory test results that I require are not found in my usual information sources (e.g., the EDIS);

  - Caring for minor emergencies;

  - Caring for major emergencies (e.g., resuscitation room).

EDIS functionalities for LIE (n = 18 users)

 - When a patient arrives in the ED, I can verify the availability of laboratory test results directly in the EDIS.

 - I can prescribe a laboratory test directly from the EDIS.

 - I can insert and save clinical annotations when I consult a laboratory test result in the EDIS.

LRV functionalities for LIE (n = 150 users)

 The laboratory results viewer allows me:

  - To only access those patients’ test results that are produced by my hospital’s laboratory;

  - To access all of a patient’s laboratory test results, whether I prescribed such tests or not;

  - To generate tables and graphs for the display and analysis of lab test results;

  - To apply search criteria in order to find the lab test results that meet my needs;

  - To access patients’ test results that are produced by the laboratories in my region;

  - To electronically request a laboratory analysis and print identifying labels for the samples.