Integrating Automation into the Clinical Laboratory

Cresce, De; Ms, Lifshitz

doi:10.1016/s0272-2712(18)30662-0

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“…Sophisticated blood analysers represented a significant step forward, however, their full potential was not realized until steps were taken to integrate these machines into the laboratory data processing environment (De Cresce & Lifshitz 1988;Austin & Trimm 1990;Felder et al 1990).…”

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A network-based laboratory data processing system for use with the Coulter® STKS haematology analyser

Arnott

Copson

2008

Clinical &Amp; Laboratory Haematology

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Summary. A highly automated laboratory data processing environment for use with Coulter STKS haematology analysers is described. This in‐house system is based on a network of personal computers running Novell Network software and communicating with an IBM® mainframe. The system captures the leucocyte scatterplot graphic and numeric parameters from the blood analysers, integrating this with patient demographic and request data held on the host computer. This composite picture is then reviewed on the network by laboratory personnel before generating printed reports. The system has provided greater data integrity, reduced paper flow and improved efficiency in the laboratory's operations and lays the foundations for dealing efectively with the next generation of advanced haematology analysers.

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A network-based laboratory data processing system for use with the Coulter® STKS haematology analyser

Arnott

Copson

2008

Clinical &Amp; Laboratory Haematology

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Optimizing Laboratory Workflow and Performance

Dilts¹,

McPherson²

2011

Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

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Computer-Assisted Work Station Timing Analysis of Instrument Labor Efficiency

Mcclellan

Nipper

Horn

et al. 1991

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

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Labor use ratings assigned to instruments by the Workload Recording Method (WRM) do not change with batch size or walk-away time use. The authors evaluated the effect of both on the labor use of the analyzers Paramax B6100 (Baxter Paramax, Irvine, CA) and Ektachem 700 (Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY) by timing all worked and walk-away intervals on both instruments. Extrapolation of the data to a workload of slightly more than 1.1 million tests showed that reapportionment of tests to various batch sizes caused Paramax-Ektachem labor cost differences to fluctuate between $37,254 and $34,995. When the minimum usable walk-away interval length was varied from 1 to 20 minutes, Ektachem savings over Paramax increased from $8,700 to $61,400. The WRM predicted a constant $29,050 labor cost advantage for Ektachem over Paramax. If other instruments show similar labor use characteristics with respect to batch size and walk-away utility, laboratory managers who do not consider these factors may fail to select the most cost-effective instruments for their laboratories.

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Integrating Automation into the Clinical Laboratory

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A network-based laboratory data processing system for use with the Coulter® STKS haematology analyser

A network-based laboratory data processing system for use with the Coulter® STKS haematology analyser

Optimizing Laboratory Workflow and Performance

Computer-Assisted Work Station Timing Analysis of Instrument Labor Efficiency

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