Automated Laboratory Test Result Verification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to automatically verify multiple laboratory test results from different instruments and modular testing stations, leading to incomplete evaluation and potential human error, as they cannot hold results until all are received and compare them against predefined verification rules.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that receive and parse laboratory test results, suspend processing until all results for a healthcare order are received, and then compare them to predefined criteria to automatically verify the entire set if all results are within acceptable ranges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If individual test results are evaluated immediately against predefined rules, then verification speed is improved, but verification accuracy deteriorates because results from the same order may be released even when subsequent related results would cause the entire set to fail
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary grouping of test results by healthcare order and instrument source before verification. Results are organized into sets that will be evaluated together, ensuring that all related results from the same order are considered before making verification decisions, thus preventing premature release of potentially erroneous results
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary holding mechanism that temporarily stores test results before final verification. This intermediary layer allows the system to collect all results from multiple instruments and modular areas, then evaluate them collectively against predefined rules, ensuring complete verification accuracy while maintaining efficient processing
2Device complexity
If test results from multiple instruments and modular areas are processed independently, then processing complexity is reduced, but verification completeness deteriorates because the system cannot determine if the entire set of results satisfies verification rules
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments test results by healthcare order and instrument source, creating distinct evaluation sets. Each set is independently tracked and verified, allowing the system to manage complexity through organized grouping while ensuring that all results within each segment are collectively evaluated against verification rules
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges results from multiple instruments and modular areas into unified healthcare order sets. By combining these segmented results under a common verification framework, the system ensures complete verification of all related results while maintaining manageable processing complexity through structured organization
3Reliability
If all test results for an order are held until complete before verification, then verification accuracy is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuous processing by holding results in an intermediary state rather than stopping verification entirely. While results are awaited, the system continues to receive and organize incoming data, prepare verification rules, and manage result sets, ensuring that verification can proceed immediately upon completion without idle delays
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method of holding laboratory test results in a computerized environment. The method receives a laboratory test result for a healthcare order for a patient. The healthcare order comprises multiple laboratory tests. The method determines whether all of the test results for the healthcare order have been received. If all of the test results for the healthcare order have not been received, the laboratory test result is held until all of the results for the healthcare order have been received. If all of the results for the healthcare order have been received, the method compares each test result of the healthcare order to predefined criteria to determine whether each test result for the healthcare order is within a predetermined acceptable range. If each of the test results for the healthcare order is within the acceptable range, the entire order is automatically verified.