title: ISO 18812--a worldwide standard for the online-connection of analytical instruments to laboratory information systems.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoriumsmedizin Dortmund, Dr. Eberhard & Partner, Dortmund, Germany. fraterman@labmed.de
authors.forename: Arno
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fraterman
mesh_terms: 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