The Blood Bank module should be used for responding to the operating, procedural , inventory control and reporting demands of the Laboratory. The facilities and configurations should be in accordance with accreditation standards
The Donor Management system should maintain details of all donors and for recalling donors as required by the hospital.
Blood Bank module should help blood bank personnel manage their department more efficiently by integrating donor, unit and patient information ; flags abnormal results , reports test and transfusion results , minimizes product waste , compiles statistical reports, incorporates rules when recording and testing , generates turnaround time and workload statistics, and capture charges.
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| Blood Bank |
| | Description | Blood Bank
The Blood Bank module should be used for responding to the operating, procedural , inventory control and reporting demands of the Laboratory. The facilities and configurations should be in accordance with accreditation standards
The Donor Management system should maintain details of all donors and for recalling donors as required by the hospital.
Blood Bank module should help blood bank personnel manage their department more efficiently by integrating donor, unit and patient information ; flags abnormal results , reports test and transfusion results , minimizes product waste , compiles statistical reports, incorporates rules when recording and testing , generates turnaround time and workload statistics, and capture charges. |
| 1 | | Donor recruitment and scheduling | | 2 | | Maintain online donor data including blood type, antigen profile and donation date | | 3 | | Display Patient demographic information | | 4 | | Specimen cross matching | | 5 | | Support entry and handling of designated recipients for units | | 7 | | Reporting and tracking blood bank services | | 8 | | Result entry with online cell panels and calculation hooks that aid in antibody identification |
| >>> Requisition Registration | | | | 9 | | Display patient’s full history of blood tests and results | | 10 | | Handle multiple processing options | | 11 | | Perform Patient searches and registration | | 12 | | Allow for entry of patient condition and alert | | 13 | | Record any financial transactions for the test | | 14 | | Demographic data entry for new patients | | 15 | | Label printing capability at order entry | | 16 | | Ordering of products and tests | | 17 | | View of related lab tests at time of product order | | 18 | | Duplicate order checking for tests and products | | 19 | | Display of special alerts on patient history at time of order |
| >>> Specimen Collection and Verification | | | | 20 | | Hospital definable specimen labels and collection lists | | 21 | | Automated specimen storage to identify location of specimens | | 22 | | Handles phlebotomy capabilities to facilitate collection and processing various Blood Bank procedures | | 23 | | Ability to generate bar code labels for specimens | | 24 | | Collection lists and labels printed in room number sequence ( in a Hospital defined location sequence ) | | 25 | | Labels showing the type and number of containers |
| 26 | | Viewing of specimens and tests waiting to be listed on worksheets | | 27 | | Organization of test for convenient processing | | 28 | | Availability of routines for the addition, deletion or rearrangement of specimens | | 29 | | Priority-based printing of specimens | | 30 | | Integration to Hospital Order Management system for receiving test requests on-line | | 31 | | Order Management system :- Physician requesting test | | 32 | | Order Management system :- date/time of requisition | | 33 | | Order Management system :- test to be carried out | | 34 | | Order Management system :- special instructions | | 35 | | Order Management system :- Requesting Department | | 36 | | Support interfaces to on-line blood bank analyzers and hematology analyzers | | 37 | | Handle group and cross-match entry | | 38 | | Produce a picking list of blood packs | | 39 | | Cater for Antigen/Antibody results | | 40 | | Cater for other blood groups | | 41 | | Cross check with blood group entered on resetting | | 42 | | Make results available to the Order Management system | | 43 | | Record screenings done for the relatives of a patient |
| 44 | | Verifies units requirements before issuing for transfusion | | 45 | | Hospital defined cross matching requirements | | 46 | | Display of available units for compatible blood types | | 47 | | Displays reminder messages when unit issued was crossmatched on another patient | | 48 | | Capability for authorized personnel to override crossmatch restrictions in emergencies | | 49 | | Facility to issue forms displaying patient and unit identification data and blood types | | 50 | | Hospital entry of pertinent sign-out data | | 51 | | Hospital defined capture of billing charges at order , issue, or transfusion | | 52 | | Account for :- Extra bags used | | 53 | | Account for :- Procedures like therapeutic bleeding, plasmapheresis and platelet pheresis done for a patient | | 54 | | Account for :- Filters issued for a patient |
| 55 | | Support serological testing on donated units | | 56 | | Provide quality control features ( ex: daily quality control logs ) | | 57 | | Use quality control summary reports | | 59 | | Support quality control exceptions reports |
| 60 | | Support a supplier/donor maintenance database | | 61 | | Keep a record of all checks that are carried out prior to donation e.g. blood pressure | | 62 | | Keep track of all previous donations | | 63 | | Report on who needs to be recalled for donating blood | | 64 | | Donor recruitment :- On-line database of donors detailing blood type, antigen profile, most recent donation date, and comments | | 65 | | Donor recruitment :- On-line donor recruitment phone lists and letters | | 66 | | Donor recruitment :- Support online scheduling and tracking of Donor appointment | | 67 | | Donor recruitment :- On-line donor medical history survey screens | | 69 | | Donor statistics report |
| >>> Inventory Tracking | | Units received from outside sources and donors are tracked from the time they are entered in the inventory through disposition. | | 72 | | Unit inquiries, transfers, pooling, edits, and quarantines | | 73 | | Compatible blood type searches | | 74 | | Bar coding capabilities | | 76 | | Automatic cancellation of product orders and reserve units for discharge patients |
| 77 | | Test results and transfusion inquiries | | 78 | | Patient search inquiries | | 79 | | Display of all requests for a patient | | 80 | | Security levels for confidential inquiries | | 81 | | Stock inquiries of selected fields | | 82 | | Stock inquiries by pack number , product type and number | | 85 | | Complete patient transfusion history | | 86 | | Units available for issue |
| 89 | | Management reports:- day-sheets | | 90 | | Management reports:- Statistical reports | | 91 | | Management reports:- Workload recording | | 92 | | Management reports:- Outstanding tests | | 93 | | Management reports:- Laboratory status | | 94 | | Management reports:- Inventory control | | 95 | | Management reports:- Blood status review | | 96 | | Management reports:- Blood stock review | | 97 | | Management reports:- Blood management report | | 98 | | Management reports:- Cross-match/transfusion ratios | | 99 | | Management reports:- Expired blood products | | 100 | | Management reports:- Blood transfusion utilization committee report | | 101 | | single reports with abnormalities highlighted | | 102 | | Transfusion administered reports e.g. pack compatibility | | 104 | | Special cases report ( ex: hepatitis , HIV , etc.. ) | | 105 | | Patient reports :- Activity reports by doctor, patient, location, or location and doctor | | 106 | | Patient reports :- Cumulative summaries by location and patient | | 107 | | Patient reports :- Discharge summaries | | 108 | | Patient reports :- Summaries for old lab specimens | | 109 | | Patient reports :- Summary by medical record number | | 110 | | Internal Reports :- Patient Master log, index and tape | | 111 | | Internal Reports :- Specimen Master log | | 112 | | Internal Reports :- Verified results edit report | | 113 | | Internal Reports :- Cross match not available list | | 114 | | Internal Reports :- Outstanding specimen report | | 115 | | Internal Reports :- Overdue specimen report | | 116 | | Internal Reports :- Unverified results report | | 117 | | Internal Reports :- Exceptional results report | | 118 | | Internal Reports :- Transfusion report | | 119 | | Internal Reports :- Single unit transfusion report | | 120 | | Internal Reports :- Stat broadcast audit report | | 121 | | Internal Reports :- System status report | | 122 | | Internal Reports :- Antibodies identified report | | 123 | | Internal Reports :- Crossmatch expiration/release notices | | 124 | | Inventory Reports :- Units received report | | 125 | | Inventory Reports :- Unit status list | | 126 | | Inventory Reports :- Expiring units report | | 127 | | Inventory Reports :- Components made log | | 128 | | Inventory Reports :- Pooled units log | | 129 | | Inventory Reports :- Inventory list and summary | | 130 | | Inventory Reports :- Outstanding unit report | | 131 | | Inventory Reports :- Overdue warning report | | 132 | | Inventory Reports :- Unverified results report | | 133 | | Inventory Reports :- Deleted units list | | 134 | | Inventory Reports :- Crossmatch/transfusion ratio statistics | | 135 | | Inventory Reports :- Unit final disposition report and summary | | 136 | | Inventory Reports :- Unit final disposition statistics summary | | 137 | | Inventory Reports :- Reserved units statistics report | | 138 | | Inventory Reports :- Associated units reports | | 139 | | Provide workload statistics reports based on effort required to perform a test, including clerical functions, the technologists’ time and the equipment and supplies necessary | | 140 | | Automatic issue of work credits upon requisition and results entry | | 141 | | Manual routine available for issuing work credits by shift, patient type and specimen priority | | 142 | | Workload summary report |
| 147 | | Operating Room Management |
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