Using Total QC to Improve Productivity
Presented by: Aubrena Pickens, LIS Specialist
Baylor Scott and White Health
North Texas Division
Soft Total QC 1.0.3
Soft Lab 4.5
Using Total QC to Improve Productivity
1. Ordered in Lab Frequency
2. QC Repeat Order Action
3. TQC with patient Autoverification
4. TQC Vendor Report
5. TQC Action Log Report
Using Total QC to Improve Productivity
6. Online QC Review
7. TQC RBS Notifications
8. Lot Inventory SD calculator
9. Exporting/Importing TQC Set up files
10. Using Soft Media to save documents in TQC
#1 Ordered in Lab Frequency
• The TQC Ordered in Lab Frequency is used for
QC that performed infrequently.
• When a test is ordered in Soft Lab, TQC will
automatically create a QC order.
• In Soft Lab Result Entry, the Tech is prompted
to enter QC results and is bridged to TQC Result
Entry.
Ordered in Lab Frequency
Generate with Pending: This box is selected so that OIL
QC orders will generate even if there are previous QC
orders that are pending.
Ordered in Lab Frequency
Ordered in Lab Frequency
Ordered in Lab Frequency
When the user goes to the Soft Lab Resulting worklist, they are prompted to
enter the QC result generated by the OIL frequency.
#2 QC Repeat Order Actions
• Using the Repeat Order action saves the Tech the
step of creating an Ad Hoc QC order.
• It is used for manual tests that have QC orders
generated daily by the scheduler.
• If QC is out of range, the Tech selects the Repeat
order action and TQC generates the repeat order.
QC Repeat Order Actions
• Create a Frequency to be used specifically for the Repeat
Order. Set it to end after 1 occurrence.
• Create an Action and check Generate Repeat Orders. Add
the Frequency that you just created.
When the Tech verifies and saves the out of range QC
result, the repeat QC order is generated.
#3 TQC with Patient Autoverification
• TQC can be set up to autoverify when in range.
• TQC can stop patient Autoverification if QC is
out of range.
• TQC can stop patient Autoverfication if QC has
not been verified within a defined time frame.
TQC with Autoverification
QC autoverification set up:
Soft Lab Instrument Interface flag #59: Autopost QC results?
Soft Lab Instrument Interface flag #60: Autoverify QC results?
TQC Entries are made on the Autoposting Translation Table
TQC with Autoverification
Stopping patient Autoverification when QC is out
of range:
• Soft Lab Instrument Interface Flag #15: Stop posting
procedure if QC violation?
• Soft Lab Test Set up Flag #50: Check QC at Resulting
Auto posting Interface Trace File:
GAAC1 05:55:30 #O Q21221 posting
suppressed fl=QC result has been
rejected
GAUA1 11:06:10 O#C225000095
posting suppressed QC violation
TQC with Autoverification
TQC with Autoverification
• TQC can stop patient Autoverfication if QC is expired.
TQC with Autoverification
#4 TQC Vendor Report
• The Vendor Report is used to collect QC data to
send to Interlaboratory Quality Control
comparison programs.
• Using the Vendor report allows the Tech to
upload the QC results to Bio-Rad instead of
performing manual entry.
TQC Vendor Report
The Vendor Report set up:
Manufacturer-check Vendor
Test Set up ILCP Window-enter QC Item code and program information
TQC Vendor Report
Example Vendor report in Cumulative FTP layout
# 5 TQC Action Log Report
• The Action Log Report enables the user to view
actions registered to QC results.
• The user can set up the Action Log Report to
only print QC results with violations.
• The manager can quickly see if there is a control
with recurring issues.
TQC Action Log Report
• Rules: Select 1:2s, 1:3s, 2:2s and any other applicable violation rules
• Only check “Violated” box
TQC Action Log Report
Print Result for qualifying parameters only
Print selected action types: Result Rejection and Result Warning
TQC Action Log Report
#6 Online QC Review
• Using the Graph Report Interactive Output is an
efficient way to review QC data, corrective
actions, and include or exclude data points.
• The monthly supervisor review of QC can be
paperless.
Online QC Review
Online QC Review
Online QC Review
#7 TQC RBS Notifications
• TQC RBS can send email messages to Outlook
and notifications to Total QC.
• TQC Inventory management RBS rules can alert
the manager when a lot status has changed,
expired or lot action was used.
TQC RBS Notifications
TQC Setup RBS
TQC RBS Notifications
TQC Tools My Notifications
TQC RBS Notifications
• PC desktop has TQC icon with notification
• Outlook has TQC RBS email
#8 Lot Inventory SD Calculator
• The TQC SD/Range calculator tool can used to
calculate the Mean/CV, Mean/Range, and
Mean/SD.
• This tools allows the user to quickly check these
calculations while in TQC Lot records in the
Active and Testing parameter grids.
#9 Exporting/Importing Set up Files
• Users can export a TQC Set up record to XML or
import a record from another system.
• After testing TQC in the TEST environment, QC
set up files can quickly be copied to the LIVE
environment.
Exporting/Importing Set up Files
• Export current record
and save to documents
• Import saved record to
new environment
#10 Using Soft Media for TQC documents
• Soft Media can be used to scan or upload
documents to TQC.
• Users can add documents such as QC package
inserts or equipment maintenance to Reagent,
Control, Equipment or Inventory files for storage
and easy online access.
Using Soft Media for TQC documents
Lot Inventory
Miscellaneous tab
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