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Instrument interfaces (discussed later in this chapter) are typically a non-trivial monetary investment for laboratories[1] as the developer has to take into account compliance requirements, the required analytical outcomes, and the instrument itself, as well as its available connections.[2] Yet a laboratory informatics vendor with experience has likely already set up interfaces to the instruments used in testing COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. RT-PCR systems like Hologic's Panther Fusion[3] and Abbot's RealTime m2000[4] represent a few of the systems being used to test for COVID-19 right now. Is the laboratory informatics system able to interface with these and other lab-based and point-of-care (POC) instruments you may require, at a reasonable cost? If so, also ensure the ease of assigning those instruments to specific tests or samples in the system. You should also be able to document well numbers for the analysis, as well as later view which samples are associated with a particular instrument. (In some cases, an instrument may be solely allocated to one specific test type.)
References
- ↑ John3504 (7 December 2011). "HL7 Interface cost and maintenance". Spiceworks. https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/175107-hl7-interface-cost-and-maintenance. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ Strauss, D. (8 July 2018). "Connecting Lab Instruments: Interface Strategies Depend Upon Compliance Requirements". Lab Manager. https://www.labmanager.com/laboratory-technology/connecting-lab-instruments-interface-strategies-depend-upon-compliance-requirements-2034. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ Hologic (17 March 2020). "Hologic’s Molecular Test for the Novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization". Hologic, Inc. https://www.hologic.com/coronavirus-test. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ Abbott. "Abbott RealTime SARS-CoV-2 Assay". Abbott Laboratories. https://www.molecular.abbott/us/en/products/infectious-disease/RealTime-SARS-CoV-2-Assay. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
