Licensing and Installation
Test Code Mapping for GeneXpert Xpress_SARS-CoV-2_Flu_RSV ‘COVID Quad’ Panel
This guide describes the test code mapping required to report the interpreted results (POS/NEG) for the SARSCOV2, FLUA, FLUB, and RSV tests, as well as how to send an order for the panel from your LIS/EMR. This document assumes that the Cepheid GeneXpert is configured with the default codes as...
Minimizing instrument downtime while testing a new EHR/LIS
Instrument testing can be a touchy subject. All labs are concerned about downtime. The purpose of this document is to provide the beginning of a discussion between the people doing the testing, and the lab techs responsible for getting results out the door. Testing for a new system eventually means testing...
Understanding Specimen Routing Purge of Data Elements
Are you using the following data elements in rules? Run Count Previous Test Error Previous Test Dilution Test User Persistent Field 1-5 If you are, it should be noted that these data elements are stored in the Specimen Routing database not in the Specimen Management database. This is important because the Purge setting for the...
License Files: How to load them
Instrument Manager™ (IM) License Files are a key component to ensuring your IM functions properly. NOTE If this is your first time seeing the term IM License File, we suggest reading the December 2020 article titled “Licensing and Installation” as it provides a foundational understanding of the specific files needed for IM. Now...
How to use the “24-Hour pButtons” importable task
Downloading “24-Hour pButtons” in Instrument Manager (IM) can help you monitor the performance of your IM system. You can check baseline performance information and troubleshoot performance issues if they arise. Read on to learn how to download, install, and remove the “24-hour pButtons” task. To Install: Download the 24hourpbuttons.xml file onto each Instrument Manager...
On the Thin Client: Why do I get a “Cannot Connect to Server” message?
Scenario:When trying to launch Instrument Manager™ (IM) from Thin Client, the following message appears: Potential reasons this happened: Caché is not running IM is not installed on Thin Client IM shared folder on the Primary system permissions (read/write/modify) not granted correctly to the logged in user IM shortcut target field did not have correct domain...
Previous Results and Test Naming
Test names play a large role in determining the functionality for previous result values in Instrument Manager™ (IM). This article has some examples to help determine when test names should be unique versus identical. Here's the criteria by which previous results are considered to be related: Previous results are derived by three...
Instrument Manager™ (IM) Virtual Machine (VM) Snapshots for IT Administrators
The following information is being provided as an extended reference to InterSystems External Freeze method. While some customers may choose to utilize this information, and we can support customers using Instrument Manager in a virtualized environment, we cannot support the virtualized environment itself or the use of 3rd...
Upgrading FAQ for customers of Data Innovations (DI) North America
Are you realizing that your Instrument Manager™ (IM) has not changed in years and you are looking for the latest and greatest? Are you interested in staying up to date with IM's new features? Are you worried about taking the first step of change because you are not quite sure what...