General Microbiology application should improve the processing of microbiology specimens in the Hospital. Integrated with the entire Hospital Information System, the application should be equipped to handle work for multiple laboratory sections , including Mycobacteriology , bacteriology , mycology , parasitology , virology , serology.
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| Microbiology |
| | Description | General Microbiology application should improve the processing of microbiology specimens in the Hospital. Integrated with the entire Hospital Information System, the application should be equipped to handle work for multiple laboratory sections , including
Mycobacteriology , bacteriology , mycology , parasitology , virology , serology |
| 1 | | Assignment of alpha or numeric procedure codes | | 2 | | Source/procedure compatibility check | | 3 | | Capability for free text or coded phrase comments | | 4 | | Hospital definable specimen and collection list labels | | 6 | | Automatic issue of work credits upon requisition and Result Entry | | 7 | | Support user defined screen formats for results | | 8 | | Have automatic data integrity checks |
| 9 | | Support online entry of order information including body site | | 10 | | Provide ability to add sensitivity profiles to orders | | 11 | | Provide ability to modify sensitivity patterns when further tests are needed | | 12 | | Centralized or decentralized order entry at any user’s workstation | | 13 | | Ordering for past or future dates | | 14 | | Hospital definable reflex testing | | 15 | | Labels for workcards or media | | 16 | | Stat log-in with instant result entry for gram stains or smears | | 17 | | Workload crediting for specimen collection | | 18 | | Automatic charge capture upon procedure entry | | 19 | | Automatic credit issue with canceled requisition or specimen | | 20 | | Duplicate order checking for tests and profiles | | 21 | | Automatic cancellation and uncollected specimens for a Hospital definable time frame | | 22 | | Provide ability to assign accession numbers to single specimen with multiple test requests |
| >>> Collection Lists | | The application should facilitate the process of collection and receiving specimens by enabling technologists to quickly create collection lists and verify the receipt of specimens in the lab. | | 23 | | Support logging of unproper collection method for specimen | | 24 | | Ability to generate bar code labels for specimen | | 25 | | Unlimited Hospital defined collection categories for timed draws and numerous priorities | | 26 | | Verification of entire batch or individual specimen | | 27 | | Re-collection capability | | 28 | | Reprint label capability | | 29 | | Printed lists including collected, uncollected for all specimens | | 30 | | Preview lists of totals for current and future specimens by collection category | | 31 | | Support recording of time and date of specimen , when set up in microbiology department |
| 32 | | Have Hospital defined layouts and size | | 34 | | Include patient and specimen information | | 35 | | Have the ability to add comments per specimen | | 36 | | Handle dilution factors for automatic calculations of final results | | 37 | | Allow to add, swap and delete specimens | | 38 | | Routines available for issuing work credits by shift, patient type, specimen priority, patient location, doctor, user , site and patient service |
| 43 | | Have real-time range checking based on age, sex and patient condition | | 44 | | Online displays of deltas | | 45 | | Interface to microbiology on-line analyzers | | 46 | | Availability of results to the Order Management system | | 47 | | Allow for batch entry of user defined default results | | 48 | | Provide automatic order of sensitivities | | 49 | | Provide an automatic check of expected sensitivity patterns | | 50 | | Support multiple test results | | 51 | | Have extensive help for coded results | | 52 | | Result entry via workstations, automated analyzer, and user-defined entry screens | | 53 | | Reflex testing for automatic ordering and deleting of tests ( ex: entry of positive culture result generates order for proper sensitivity ) | | 54 | | Result entry by either patient or specimen for patient and quality control specimens | | 55 | | Possibility for non-reportable procedures, with charges and workload , to be ordered during result entry | | 56 | | Susceptibilities automatically ordered for organisms by a user’s specifications, with optional non-reportable antibiotics | | 57 | | Unlimited lines of free text or coded comments | | 58 | | Updating of workload credits upon result entry and revisions | | 59 | | Possibility to issue Preliminary results, prior to report finalization | | 60 | | Immediate broadcast of stat-logged results to patient location | | 61 | | Default result entry feature based on specimen time | | 62 | | Access to paragraph-type Result Entry screen |
| 64 | | Patient search inquiries | | 65 | | Display of all requests for a patient | | 66 | | Security levels for confidential inquiries | | 67 | | Optionally display requests for other labs | | 68 | | Access results by patient name , account number , specimen number , or procedure | | 69 | | Susceptibilities suggest antibiotic of choice based on test reactions and infection source |
| 71 | | Statistical reports ( by Doctors , Ward , Services , etc.. ) | | 76 | | Unverified tests report |
| >>> Reports | A group of patient reports provides nurses and physicians patients’ test results and cumulative summaries at a glance.
Internal reports enable the hospital to maintain efficient processing of microbiology specimens. One report, for example , records the laboratory’s activities, both complete and incomplete, and isolates microbiology specimens that require special attention, others. | | 77 | | Support Hospital defined format reports | | 78 | | Support Highlight abnormalities on report | | 79 | | Activity reports by doctor , patient or location | | 80 | | Patient reports by collection date | | 81 | | Cumulative summaries by patient, location or for discharge | | 82 | | Summary by Medical Record Number | | 83 | | Patient result data integrated with the laboratory, blood bank and anatomical pathology | | 84 | | Patient master log and index | | 86 | | Outstanding specimen report | | 87 | | Overdue specimen report | | 88 | | Unverified results report | | 89 | | Exceptional results report | | 90 | | Stat broadcasting audit report | | 91 | | List of specimens added, deleted, or canceled with complete audit trail | | 92 | | Edited final verified results report | | 93 | | Result activity report | | 94 | | Specimen review report | | 95 | | Microbiology summary sheet as part of cumulative report |
| 96 | | Quality Control specimen requisition and result entry features | | 97 | | QC Reports :- Outstanding specimen report | | 98 | | QC Reports :- Exception report | | 99 | | QC Reports :- Data review report | | 100 | | QC Reports :- Statistics report |
| 102 | | Support organism occurrence versus patient location | | 103 | | Support organism occurrence versus specimen type | | 104 | | Support organism susceptibility versus antibiotics | | 105 | | Account for spot changes and/or trends in organism susceptibility patterns | | 106 | | Epidemiology and statistical reports | | 107 | | Detection of organisms isolated for infection control during result entry. | | 108 | | Generate lists and reports that group the patients who should be observed and treated with antibiotics. | | 109 | | Reports with graphs :- Infection control report | | 110 | | Reports with graphs :- Organism isolated report | | 111 | | Reports with graphs :- Susceptibility report | | 112 | | Reports with graphs :- Antibiogram |
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