An adaptable computer interface for radioimmunoassay.
To assist data handling of results derived from radioimmunoassay the RIACalc Multigamma counter package was interfaced to a laboratory information system. The interface was bidirectional and allowed transfer of worklists and results. A suite of programs was written for the laboratory information system that enabled flexible data processing to meet a range of laboratory requirements. One utility within the suite contained a simple user definable rule based routine for automatically requesting additional tests. Use of the interface and new software improved laboratory efficiency and illustrated the potential benefits of decision making systems.
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK.
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D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software