VetScan i-STAT 1 Operator's Manual page 29

Option Description
PATIENT ID Operator can recall last patient
RECALL ID when analyzer prompts for
Patient ID.
BARCODE The type of barcodes used for
OPTIONS Patient ID. See table below.
MANUAL ENTRY Options are None, ISBN
CHECK DIGIT Modulus 11 Check, and IBM
Modulus 10 Check.
Preference Window for Test Options
Option Description
AUTO-CHART If enabled, the Chart page is displayed
PRESENTATION automatically. There are separate
selections for cartridge and test strip
tests.
CARTRIDGE Require information before running
PATIENT TEST cartridge: Operator must enter
Operator and Patient IDs before the
analyzer will initiate a cartridge test
cycle.
Enter Lot Number: Adds a Cartridge
Lot Number prompt to the cartridge
test cycle. If the option above is
enabled along with this option, the
operator must enter the cartridge lot
number before the analyzer will initiate
a patient test cycle.
Scan Cartridge Barcode: user must
scan the cartridge Lot number barcode
before entering operator and patient
IDs after inserting a cartridge into an
i-STAT 1 analyzer.
Third Party Result Output and Require
Analyzer to be in Downloader: These
options were instituted for the release
of the new RIBS data integration
feature. These options SHOULD
NOT be activated by users until data
integration is complete, as
misconfiguring your analyzers with
these features can disable testing.
Default
Enabled
All barcode
types
None
Default
Not enabled:
operator must

press
display the Chart
page
Not enabled
Central Data Station
Comments
The most recent patient ID is recalled by

pressing the key.
Check digit algorithms are given in HL7
Specification, Section 2.9.5.3.
Comments
If any information on the Chart
page is mandatory for the site,
Auto-Chart Presentation is
to
recommended.
When not enabled, the operator
can insert a cartridge and the test
cycle will initiate. Information is
then entered during the test cycle.
Cartridge lot numbers are
mandatory prompts for tests
performed under Quality Tests.
The Scan Cartridge Barcode
option is required for i-STAT 1
immunoassays.
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