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Setting a Required QC Reminder
1. At the Home screen, select Menu .
2. Select
System Settings
.
3. Select Additional Settings .
4. Select
Control Tests
.
5. Select New Lot Reminders .
At the New Lots Reminders screen, checkboxes labeled Enabled and
Required display for each of the following control tests:
• HbA
1c
Normal
• HbA
1c
Abnormal
• A/C Low
• A/C High
6. To activate a Required QC reminder for the selected reagent test, select
the Enabled checkbox and Required checkbox.
The Enabled checkbox must be selected before the Required checkbox.
Repeat step 6 for any additional tests, as needed.
7. Select
Save
.
8. The next time a patient test cartridge is scanned, the following occurs:
• The system checks to see if a record of the Required QC was run. If a
record is found, the patient test is run.
• If the system does not find a record, a message displays requiring you
to perform a QC and the patient test is stopped.
NOTE:
You cannot run the selected test until the required QC is performed.
Customized QC Reminders
You can specify the QC reminder cycle in days. The available range is 7 to 60
days. This enables you to define a reminder cycle that supports variable site
requirements. You also can select daily, weekly, or monthly QC reminder
cycles.
To customize QC Reminders:
1. At the Home screen, select
Menu
.
2. Select System Settings .
3. Select
Additional Settings
.
4. Select Control Tests .
5. Select
Control Test Reminder
.