2026 Labs Release Notes

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February

This release is being deployed to clients in stages and may not be available in your instance at this time. Usually, all clients receive the update within a month.

New

• EMR/HL7: The Lab Testing section is now available for all EMR clients with lab interfaces. Clients can specify Bill To, primary and secondary lab insurances, lab guarantor and guardian details, providing greater control over order and billing data. Contact the Lab Integration Team at [e-mail] to request configuration. 
• Interfaces: The Kipu Lab Team now has a bulk compendia update tool, allowing test codes to be added or removed across multiple interfaces more efficiently. This update significantly speeds up turnaround time for compendia updates.
• EMR: The Kipu Lab Team now has a tool to resend missing PDF attachments to EMRs, helping quickly resolve cases where result documents did not arrive as expected.

Fixed

• EMR: Resolved additional scenarios where result PDFs did not display in the EMR, ensuring reports more consistently include their corresponding attachments.
• KipuLabs: Fixed an issue where Kipu Labs users could become disabled after extended inactivity. We also enhanced internal controls, enabling the Kipu Lab Team to assist with login issues more quickly and reduce downtime.
• SFTP: Fixed an issue where Kipu Labs occasionally retrieved lab reports from SFTP folders with a delay. An improved alerting system has been added to proactively notify the team of such delays, helping ensure more timely report delivery.

January

New

• Interfaces: Updated the backend process for applying lab and interface configuration changes. The new flow is faster and no longer blocks requisitions from being sent from the EMR, reducing operational disruption during updates.

Fixed

• EMR: Resolved recurring transaction delays during peak traffic hours. Test requisitions should no longer get stuck in “Sending,” and result reports should arrive in the EMR without unnecessary delay.
• HL7: Fixed an issue where incorrect insurance details could occasionally be sent with the order, improving billing accuracy and downstream data integrity.