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KMID : 1001220060080010021
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Journal of the Korean Society of Digital Medical Imaging Technology
2006 Volume.8 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.26
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Computerizing Clinical Laboratory with Clinical Devices Interface : I. With a focus on ABGA(Arterial Blood Gas Analyzer)
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Kim Seon-Chil
Kwon Deok-Moon
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Abstract
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Hospitals these days are trying to introduce the a practice has recently been generalized in the test or diagnosis process, where test results and images from different test labs are interlinked together. This process is identical to that of physical aspect in EMR process, which computerizes the paper results within the hospital. One of the prerequisites for the process of computerizing test results is the interface between clinical test devices in the test labs. However, due to the variety of prescription inputs, disparity of test result papers, complexity of job in test labs and diversity of interfaces among the different devices, interconnection with the hospital information system is a complicated job. A universal control of clinical test devices which have independent communication protocols has become possible by connecting them with an interface workstation. As for the patients, waiting time for test has been reduced, and, thanks to the synchronized result retrieval system, it has become possible to check the test results on the very day of the test. As a result, the length of hospitalization has been reduced, too. In terms of workflow, as the transfer of charts and transfer of result papers are separated, the embarrassing job of collecting result papers has disappeared. As patients’ test appointment and the results processing can be made on-line, extra work for doctors have disappeared. And, thanks to the computerization of test results information management, the job of statistical processing has become convenient.
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KEYWORD
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ASTM, Clinical Device Interface
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