ITF-Portal

Web-based Results Reporting & Physician Order Entry Interface

Halfpenny's ITF-Portal is a web-based order entry and results reporting system that leverages the latest in web technology. ITF Portal achieves an easy-to-use, intuitive user interface that provides a rich set of order entry and results reporting capabilities. Google-like search capability, extensive support for PDF reports, streamlined single page order entry, and one click test selection are among the many features that simplify the training and reduce the support needed to successfully deploy ITF-Portal.

The core design of ITF-Portal allows for significantly shorter implementation timeframes when compared to other older portal systems on the market that have rigid "grid" or "frame" user interfaces. Also, many of these legacy portals have dozens of features that are demonstrated in the sales process but never accessed by an actual user. Halfpenny has elected to streamline and focus the functionality of ITF-Portal on simple, intuitive order entry and results reporting.

ITF-Portal is a key extension to Halfpenny's HIE Solutions family. ITF-CDR, ITF-Hub, ITF-EMR, and ITF-SecureConnect provide extensive support for connectivity to physician office EMR systems. ITF-Portal functionality can be utilized to supplement the variation in capabilities across EMR systems. In conjunction with ITF-Hub and ITF-EMR, ITF-Portal can facilitate interoperability between EMR systems that are still years away from full support of clinical data exchange.

ITF-Portal delivers rapid search and retrieval of a variety of clinical report types including: laboratory, microbiology, anatomic pathology, surgical pathology, blood bank, emergency department, radiology, cardiology, and discharge summaries. Built on Halfpenny's ITF-CDR clinical data repository, ITF-Portal provides a consistent view of clinical data received in various formats including: HL7, PDF, XML, image formats, ASCII, and electronic print captures.

Order Entry Features

  • Single page order (no more support issues involving the back button!)
  • Medical Necessity checking and ABN generation in English or Spanish with test costs
  • Duplicate test checking
  • AOE (Ask at Order Entry) questions
  • Configurable required fields
  • Adaptive favorites lists for orderable tests and ICD-9
  • Use of Microsoft's IntelliSense auto-completion feature streamlines order entry workflow
  • Multiple specimen management for anatomic pathology orders
  • Order Scheduling - support for Future Orders and Standing Orders
  • Patient Service Center functionality allows for orders started in practice to be completed in PSC
  • Print specimen labels with patient information, order number, account, and/or bar codes
  • Integration with Practice Management Systems to eliminated double entry of patient demographic and insurance information
  • Generic Requisition printing for insurance directed tests
  • Multi-facility test dictionary management and Split Requisition capability provide support for lab network initiatives
  • Leverages ITF-Hub ability to handle complex HIS registration requirements

Results Reporting Features

  • Google-inspired search capability allows a user to search for patient reports using an assortment of criteria.
  • Alert notification for critical values, and physician defined ranges
  • Advanced copy-to functionality revolutionizes the referral process and ensures patient privacy
  • Extensive support for reports provided as PDF
  • Configurable test value trending provides cumulative reporting commonly requested by clinicians
  • Support for LOINC (independent of LIS when needed)
  • Ability to combine reports from multiple facilities into a common branded format
  • Comprehensive user to clinician associations provide for powerful inbox functionality