Interfacing and automating lab equipments the smart way

What is MediLink?

Medilink is the industry leader for data acquisition solutions for all types of interfaceable medical laboratory instruments and analyzers. Historically, laboratories have had their analysts manually enter the data into the LIS or LIMS application, but this creates a dilemma. On top of being a poor use of people’s time, there are delays in getting the data entered into the LIS and, inevitably, transcription errors nullifying the usefulness of the data.

We are one of the first Malaysian lab interface application that is designed to work with most of the instruments. Today, nearly all popular lab instruments and analyzers are capable of being interfaced to an LIS or any other third party application.

Benefits

► Improved data flow and elimination of transcription errors means faster and more accurate reporting of results
► Using one standard interface for the entire lab reduces, implementation, training and maintenance costs

Types of instrument interfaces

► Uni-directional interfaces are the simplest form of data transfer, typically defined as gathering information that is being pushed over from the instrument and reporting to LIS. This type of interface usually requires additional information to be keyed in by lab personnel (such as the sample identifiers, sample location and etc). The information will be entered at the instrument or interface level, before committing the results to LIMS. Uni-directional interfaces are the easiest to implement.

► A bi-directional interface involves true two-way communication between the analyzer and interface/host. These types of interfaces are more complicated as they involve the movement of information back and forth between the LIMS interface and the instrument. The host downloads specimen ID and test order information; the analyzer uploads specimen ID and test result information. Support of bi-directional interface capability is most generally found on random access testing instruments, which can perform a different array of tests on each successive specimen. Bi-directional interfaces reduce the analyst’s workload by eliminating the need to manually create sample lists or sequences. One of the bidirectional derivatives that are supported by Medilink is Host Query Interfacing.

Medilink Highlights

► Single client supports up to 16 serial communication and unlimited non serial communication interfacing
► Supports international communication standards, ASTM and HL7
► Auto extraction from the laboratory Equipments with or without end user intervention
► Data Cleansing, adaptation and Formatting lab results according to the application fields layout
► Channels to major LIMS applications or relational databases.
► Controlled over-writing of lab results
► Error Logs and repeat results availability

Medilink Features

► Rule Based Logic

 v The application has the rule based logic capability which can be applied to many laboratory routines. 
     These rules help technologist establish, perform and maintain lab procedures.

► Specimen Collection and Verification

 v User-definable specimen and collection list labels
 v Automated specimen storage to identify location of specimen
 v Ability to generate bar code labels for specimens
 v Multi-site tracking
 v Receipt of individual specimen
 v Re-collection and reprint label capabilities

► Automated Worksheet

v Specimen arranged by priority
v User control of worksheet batch size and formats
v Addition, deletion or rearrangement of specimens
v Unlimited sequencing of quality control and patient specimen

► Quality Control (QC)

v A series of QC features enables an organization to monitor the accuracy of test results.

► Result Entry

v Result entry by specimen, donor or patient
v Instant checking and percentage differences
v Ability to process multi specimens aerated for tolerance tests via analyzers

► Result Verification

v Test results withheld from reporting until verified (but able to view)
v Immediate publish of reports
v Automatic attachment of comments to an edited result and to the audit trail of a transaction

► Sample reports

v Sample detail report
v Summary on medical record number
v User definable format capabilities
v In addition to these reports, a series of management reports helps the healthcare organization maintain 
     an efficient laboratory operation.

Sample list of Equipments that have been interfaced

The following are some of the partial list of equipments that have been interfaced before: