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When finished, choose from the options shown at the bottom of the screen:
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Patient Information and Positive Patient Identification (PPID)
Patient Information customization features control prompting for patient age and sex, and whether
patient gender obtained from the patient list is to be used as the patient sex. The Positive Patient
Identification (PPID) feature enables the i
‑
STAT Alinity to present secondary patient identifiers (patient’s
name, birth date, and gender) obtained from the hospital’s Admission, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT)
data based upon the entered patient identification number. Using these secondary identifiers, the
operator can confirm the patient's identity. The PPID feature helps hospitals improve the accuracy of
patient identification by obtaining at least two forms of patient identification prior to diagnostic testing.
Age and Sex
Prompt for age and sex if
Patient List is Not Enabled or
information is not in the Patient
List
Patient age and sex prompt is required if reference and action
ranges are built with age and sex applied in Analyte Settings. In
order to display results for eGFR, the Prompt for age and sex if
Patient List is Not Enabled or information is not in the Patient List
option must be enabled.
Note: Sex types displayed on the instrument for manual
entry of Age and Sex are Male, Female, and Unknown. If a
sex type is selected from the list, but a reference and
action range are not set for that sex type, no reference or
action range will display with the results.
Use Patient List Select this check box to search the patient list for this patient ID. If
you enable this feature, the following options are available:
Patient ID not on List Choose one of these options for the
action to take if the patient ID is not
on the patient list:
Allow testing
Default is to display a message to
warn the user and prompt them to
continue.
Require repeat ID entry to allow
testing
Select this option to require user to
repeat patient ID entry in order to
proceed with patient testing.
Prohibit testing
Select this option to prohibit patient
testing.
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Rev. Date: 02-Nov-2022