Editing Quality Controls; Copying External Quality Controls - Hologic Panther System Operator's Manual

11. Select More to add expected mean and standard deviation information for the
EQC that can be used in conjunction with the Levey-Jennings Report, if desired.
If nothing is entered in this field, the Levey-Jennings Report will calculate the
mean and standard deviation statistics using the data from the selected time
range.
The Add Quality Control screen expands to display the Mean/Std. Dev. panel.
a. Select an assay on the Mean/Std. Dev. panel and then select Edit to update
the EQC information.
b. Select the Mean field and enter the desired mean RLU value for the quality
control on the keypad. Select OK on the keypad when finished. The mean
must be a value of zero (0) to 100,000,000.
c. Select the Standard Deviation field and enter the desired standard
deviation RLU value for the quality control on the keypad. Select OK on the
keypad when finished. The standard deviation must be a value of zero (0) to
100,000,000.
d. Select Clear to remove the mean and/or standard deviation values, if
desired.
e. Select Accept when finished to continue back to the Add Quality Control
window.
12. Select Accept to save the information entered for the new quality control.

Editing Quality Controls

To edit an existing quality control:
1. From the appropriate tab on the Quality Control Configuration screen, select the
quality control to be edited.
2. Select Edit.
The window opens with the categories populated with all information previously
added for the selected quality control.
3. Make the desired changes to any accessible category according to the
instructions found in the Adding External Quality Controls section or the Adding
Manufacturer Control/Calibrator Overrides section, as appropriate (see Adding
External Quality Controls on page 245 or see Adding Manufacturer
Control/Calibrator Overrides on page 249).
4. Select Accept to save the edits made to the quality control.

Copying External Quality Controls

To copy an existing external quality control in order to create a new quality control:
1. From the External Quality Controls tab on the Quality Control Configuration
screen, select the quality control to be copied.
2. Select Copy.
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