Users Manual Part 1

113Routine operation
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Entering a patient
The way in which you enter a patient depends on your
instrument’s configuration.
You enter a patient in the following tests:
• Glucose test
• Insulin entry
• OTS
The following configurations can be made to your
instrument, and determine how you manage patient
entry.
• Entry methods (barcode scan, keyboard entry)
• Autocomplete
• ID pattern recognition
• ID validation
• Patient confirmation
u About patient entry (49)
You enter a patient ID using one of the following
methods:
• RFID tag
• Barcode scan
• Keyboard entry
u To enter a patient using a barcode (113)
u To enter a patient using the keyboard (114)
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m You are logged on to the instrument.
m You have selected the appropriate test.
m Patient ID confirmation dialog is enabled.
m List-based (allow unknown patient IDs) is enabled.
r To enter a patient using a barcode
1 In the test screen (e.g., Glucose test), if the barcode
camera is not active, tap the tab.
f The barcode camera is activated.
5 Routine operation