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OutSmart Guide

Importing Lab Results into a Chart

After Lab AI has analyzed a lab report, the extracted rows appear in a table in the Import Lab Results panel. The import step is where you review what Lab AI pulled out, correct any mappings that aren’t quite right, choose which rows to keep, and file the values into the chart.

Importing is free. It does not use AI credits.

Reviewing the extracted rows

Each row in the extracted table shows:

  • Test name as it appeared in the lab report
  • Value
  • Unit
  • Reference range from the lab report
  • Flag if the lab report marked the result as high, low, or abnormal
  • A coloured match indicator: green (full match), orange (partial), or red (no match)
  • Test and unit dropdowns for correcting any mappings that aren’t right

Read down the table and check that each test and unit are mapped to the right OutSmart measurement. Most rows will be green and need no change.

Correcting a test or unit mapping

When the match indicator is orange or red, or when green but the auto-mapped test isn’t quite the one you want, open the dropdown in that row and pick the right OutSmart measurement (or unit). The dropdown shows OutSmart’s full measurement list with a quick filter as you type.

Two patterns are common:

  • Different naming. Your lab report says “Fasting Blood Sugar”; OutSmart calls it “Glucose.” Map “Fasting Blood Sugar” to Glucose in the dropdown.
  • Different unit notation. Your lab report uses “mmol/L”; OutSmart’s unit dropdown shows the same as “mmol/L” or “mmol per L.” Pick the matching OutSmart unit.

Once you correct a mapping, Lab AI remembers it. The next time a lab report comes in with the same test name or unit notation, the row maps automatically. The system gets better the more you use it.

Choosing what to import

To the left of each row is a checkbox. Tick the rows you want to import and leave the rest unchecked. You can:

  • Import every row by ticking the box at the top of the table
  • Import only the abnormal flags by ticking just those rows
  • Skip rows that didn’t extract cleanly and add those values to the chart by hand

You’re never forced to import a row. If Lab AI didn’t get a row right and the dropdowns don’t help, leave it unchecked.

Running the import

When the rows are selected:

  1. Click Import Selected.
  2. A confirmation appears summarising how many rows will be added.
  3. Confirm. The selected rows are added to the Measurements section of the chart.

Each imported measurement carries:

  • The value and unit from the row
  • The lab date taken from the lab report (and the lab time if the report included it)
  • Measured By: Lab pre-set

Re-opening a previously analyzed document

If you re-open the Import Lab Results panel for a document Lab AI has already analyzed, the saved table comes back without re-running the analysis. You can review the rows again, change the selection, and import additional rows you skipped the first time. Re-imports of rows you already imported are not duplicated. OutSmart skips rows that have already been filed.

Troubleshooting

A row I imported didn’t appear in the chart

The chart’s Measurements section may need a refresh. Close and re-open the section, or reload the chart page.

A dropdown doesn’t have the measurement I need

OutSmart’s measurement list is the catalogue Lab AI maps into. If the test you’re looking at isn’t in the list, you may need to add it as a custom measurement type in your chart settings. Contact us at contact.outsmartemr.com if you’re unsure how to do that.

I want to undo an import

Open the chart’s Measurements section and delete the imported measurement row directly, just like you would for any manually entered measurement.