title: [Computer programs for clinical laboratories].
abstract: Computer programs for medical diagnostic laboratories which help save time needed for making files and improve their quality are to be differentiated from application programs for specific analyses. Any laboratory program consists of a nucleus and periphery. The nucleus includes the modules (which can be presented as individual files) carrying out the operations obligatory for any laboratory, such as registration of patients, making working lists, validation of results, making reports for clients and progress reports, archives, and quality systems. Modules ensuring the function of the program, namely, introduction of the names and parameters of methods, names of clients, staff personal, etc., are also referred to the nucleus. The periphery of a program consists of utilities or modules for certain analyzers, for data transfer to clients or to the central computer, and for sophisticated methods of data processing. A program meeting the medical requirements is to make use of only accredited methods of logical data processing, ensure the confidentiality and reliability of information, and keep records about the operations (who and when performed an operation and what operation was performed).
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Balakhovskiĭ
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D008499:Medical Records; D012984:Software
vernacular_title: Komp'iuternye programmy v klinicheskoĭ laboratorii.