Laboratory Automation System

“At our laboratory, we [informatics managers at Yale New Haven Hospital] implemented a form-based change control process that we analysts use for any LAS-modification (see example online at www.aacc.org/cln). These forms undergo two-person review and are ultimately signed by the lab supervisor and medical director. In addition, analysts store all configurations of the predicate state in a readily available location that allows them to revert changes if they observe unintended errors. While the particular change control processes we have implemented may not be widely generalizable across laboratories, they exemplify the significant oversight and process control required for the maintenance of these complex automation systems.”   MORE

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