ISO 18812--a worldwide standard for the online-connection of analytical instruments to laboratory information systems.
In the past there were many attempts to standardize the interface from analytical instruments to laboratory-information-systems. Most of these attempts were national. The international standardisation bodies CEN and ISO have now developed an international standard that is presented here.
Fraterman
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Laboratoriumsmedizin Dortmund, Dr. Eberhard & Partner, Dortmund, Germany. fraterman@labmed.de
D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care