Recommendations for laboratory informatics specifications needed for the application of patient-based real time quality control.

Recommendations for laboratory informatics specifications needed for the application of patient-based real time quality control. Clin Chim Acta. 2019 Jun 10;: Authors: Loh TP, Cervinski MA, Katayev A, Bietenbeck A, van Rossum H, Badrick T, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Committee on Analytical Quality Abstract Patient based real time Quality Control (PBRTQC) algorithms provide many advantages over conventional QC approaches including lower cost, absence of commutability problems, continuous real-time monitoring of performance, and sensitivity to pre-analytical error. However, PBRTQC is not as simple to implement as conventional QC because of the requirement to access patient data as well as setting up appropriate rules, action protocols, and choosing best statistical algorithms. These requirements need capable and flexible laboratory informatics (middleware). In this document, the necessary features of software packages needed to support PBRTQC are discussed as well as recommendations for optimal integration of this technique into laboratory practice. PMID: 31194967 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Authors: Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: research