Setting A Required Qc Reminder; Customized Qc Reminders - Siemens DCA Vantage Operator's Manual

Setting a Required QC Reminder

1. At the Home screen, select
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 Normal
1c
• HbA Abnormal
1c
• 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.
You cannot run the selected test until the required QC is performed.
NOTE:

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
2. Select System Settings
3. Select Additional Settings
4. Select
Control Tests
5. Select
Control Test Reminder
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