diff --git a/src/config-schema.ts b/src/config-schema.ts
index 3ae27752..3265631c 100644
--- a/src/config-schema.ts
+++ b/src/config-schema.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ export const configSchema = {
     _default: "52a447d3-a64a-11e3-9aeb-50e549534c5e",
     _description: "Uuid for orderType",
   },
+  encounterTypeUuid: {
+    _type: Type.String,
+    _default: "39da3525-afe4-45ff-8977-c53b7b359158",
+    _description: "Orders encounter type uuid",
+  },
   targetPatientDashboard: {
     redirectToResultsViewer: {
       _type: Type.String,
@@ -26,5 +31,6 @@ export const configSchema = {
 
 export type Config = {
   laboratoryOrderTypeUuid: string;
+  encounterTypeUuid: string;
   targetPatientDashboard: Object;
 };
diff --git a/src/results/result-form.component.tsx b/src/results/result-form.component.tsx
index ce944b13..e7a6b4f5 100644
--- a/src/results/result-form.component.tsx
+++ b/src/results/result-form.component.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   useConfig,
   useLayoutType,
   usePatient,
+  useSession,
 } from "@openmrs/esm-framework";
 import {
   useGetOrderConceptByUuid,
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ interface ResultFormProps {
 
 const ResultForm: React.FC<ResultFormProps> = ({ order, patientUuid }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { laboratoryOrderTypeUuid } = useConfig<Config>();
+  const session = useSession();
+  const { laboratoryOrderTypeUuid, encounterTypeUuid } = useConfig<Config>();
   const {
     control,
     register,
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ const ResultForm: React.FC<ResultFormProps> = ({ order, patientUuid }) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     let obsValue = [];
 
+    const submissionDatetime = new Date().toISOString();
+
     if (concept.set && concept.setMembers.length > 0) {
       let groupMembers = [];
       concept.setMembers.forEach((member) => {
@@ -107,10 +111,14 @@ const ResultForm: React.FC<ResultFormProps> = ({ order, patientUuid }) => {
         status: "FINAL",
         order: { uuid: order.uuid },
         value: value,
+        obsDatetime: submissionDatetime,
       });
     }
-
-    const obsPayload = {
+    const encounterPayload = {
+      encounterDatetime: submissionDatetime,
+      patient: patientUuid,
+      encounterType: encounterTypeUuid,
+      location: session.sessionLocation.uuid,
       obs: obsValue,
     };
 
@@ -125,13 +133,9 @@ const ResultForm: React.FC<ResultFormProps> = ({ order, patientUuid }) => {
       orderer: order.orderer,
     };
 
-    UpdateOrderResult(
-      order.encounter.uuid,
-      obsPayload,
-      orderDiscontinuationPayload
-    )
-      .then(
-        (resp) => {
+    UpdateOrderResult(encounterPayload, orderDiscontinuationPayload).then(
+      (response) => {
+        if (response.ok) {
           showSnackbar({
             isLowContrast: true,
             title: t("updateEncounter", "Update lab results"),
@@ -141,56 +145,57 @@ const ResultForm: React.FC<ResultFormProps> = ({ order, patientUuid }) => {
               "You have successfully updated test results"
             ),
           });
-          return resp;
-        },
-        (err) => {
-          showNotification({
-            title: t(
-              `errorUpdatingEncounter', 'Error occurred while updating test results`
-            ),
-            kind: "error",
-            critical: true,
-            description: err?.message,
-          });
-        }
-      )
-      .then((resp) => {
-        const abortController = new AbortController();
-        setFulfillerStatus(order.uuid, "COMPLETED", abortController).then(
-          () => {
-            showSnackbar({
-              isLowContrast: true,
-              title: t("markOrderFulfillStatus", "Test order completed"),
-              kind: "success",
-              subtitle: t(
-                "testOrderCompletedSuccessfully",
-                "You have successfully completed the test order"
-              ),
-            });
-            mutate(
-              (key) =>
-                typeof key === "string" &&
-                key.startsWith(
-                  `${restBaseUrl}/order?orderTypes=${laboratoryOrderTypeUuid}`
+
+          const abortController = new AbortController();
+          setFulfillerStatus(order.uuid, "COMPLETED", abortController).then(
+            () => {
+              showSnackbar({
+                isLowContrast: true,
+                title: t("markOrderFulfillStatus", "Test order completed"),
+                kind: "success",
+                subtitle: t(
+                  "testOrderCompletedSuccessfully",
+                  "You have successfully completed the test order"
                 ),
-              undefined,
-              { revalidate: true }
-            );
-            closeOverlay();
-          },
-          (err) => {
-            showNotification({
-              title: t(
-                `errorMarkingOrderFulfillStatus`,
-                "Error occurred while marking order fulfill status"
-              ),
-              kind: "error",
-              critical: true,
-              description: err?.message,
-            });
-          }
-        );
-      });
+              });
+              mutate(
+                (key) =>
+                  typeof key === "string" &&
+                  key.startsWith(
+                    `${restBaseUrl}/order?orderTypes=${laboratoryOrderTypeUuid}`
+                  ),
+                undefined,
+                { revalidate: true }
+              );
+              closeOverlay();
+            },
+            (err) => {
+              showNotification({
+                title: t(
+                  `errorMarkingOrderFulfillStatus`,
+                  "Error occurred while marking order fulfill status"
+                ),
+                kind: "error",
+                critical: true,
+                description: err?.message,
+              });
+            }
+          );
+
+          return response;
+        }
+      },
+      (err) => {
+        showNotification({
+          title: t(
+            `errorUpdatingEncounter', 'Error occurred while updating test results`
+          ),
+          kind: "error",
+          critical: true,
+          description: err?.message,
+        });
+      }
+    );
   };
   if (isLoadingPatient || isLoadingConcepts) {
     return <Loader />;
diff --git a/src/results/result-form.resource.ts b/src/results/result-form.resource.ts
index 11740854..e1f79170 100644
--- a/src/results/result-form.resource.ts
+++ b/src/results/result-form.resource.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { openmrsFetch, restBaseUrl } from "@openmrs/esm-framework";
+import {
+  FetchResponse,
+  openmrsFetch,
+  restBaseUrl,
+  showNotification,
+} from "@openmrs/esm-framework";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 
 export interface ConceptResponse {
@@ -343,30 +348,42 @@ export async function UpdateEncounter(uuid: string, payload: any) {
 
 //TODO: the calls to update order and observations for results should be transactional to allow for rollback
 export async function UpdateOrderResult(
-  encounterUuid: string,
-  obsPayload: any,
+  encounterPayload: any,
   orderPayload: any
-) {
+): Promise<FetchResponse<any>> {
   const abortController = new AbortController();
-  const updateOrderCall = await openmrsFetch(`${restBaseUrl}/order`, {
-    method: "POST",
-    headers: {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    },
-    signal: abortController.signal,
-    body: orderPayload,
-  });
 
-  if (updateOrderCall.status === 201) {
-    return await openmrsFetch(`${restBaseUrl}/encounter/${encounterUuid}`, {
+  try {
+    const orderResponse = await openmrsFetch(`${restBaseUrl}/order`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
       },
       signal: abortController.signal,
-      body: obsPayload,
+      body: orderPayload,
+    });
+
+    if (orderResponse.status === 201) {
+      const encounterResponse = await openmrsFetch(`${restBaseUrl}/encounter`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+        signal: abortController.signal,
+        body: encounterPayload,
+      });
+
+      return encounterResponse;
+    } else
+      throw new Error(
+        `Order update failed with status ${orderResponse.status}`
+      );
+  } catch (error) {
+    showNotification({
+      title: "Error",
+      kind: "error",
+      critical: true,
+      description: error?.message,
     });
-  } else {
-    // handle errors
   }
 }