Tips & Tricks

Data Innovations’ (DI’s) Instrument Manager (IM) offers connectivity that enables integration with virtually any instrument, LIS, or EMR/EHR regardless of vendor or discipline. This is

NOTE These instructions apply for Data Innovations’ North American customers. If this is your first time installing IM, please contact Data Innovations Sales to acquire the

Data Innovations’ Tips & Tricks are intended to promote the effective and productive use of Instrument Manager. Fortunately, Instrument Manager is a very stable product

When building an Autoverification Rule Set it’s common to include evaluation rules for Clinical Ranges. These rules typically set test reference ranges, abnormal flags, critical

Instrument Manager is a robust software application with a proven track record of operational stability. However, as with any software solution, there are recommended practices

This month’s Tips & Tricks is the second installation of Preventative Maintenance recommendations intended to help you maintain a stable and operationally efficient Instrument Manager

Instrument Manager is a robust program that can run for long periods of time without issue. However, there are some things that can be done

With the release of EP Evaluator 12, this Tips and Tricks will review the network installation/upgrade process. INSTALLATION OF EP EVALUATOR RELEASE 12 FOR NETWORK

Data Innovations has changed the requirements around time changes for versions 8.07 and higher. After careful consideration we no longer require sites to manually change

Instrument Manager uses mapping as a mechanism for translating information between the LIS and instruments. This mapping can apply to four types of data elements:

An auto-failover is triggered if the Acting-Primary or Arbiter determine that a primary can no longer function. The most common reasons are: Failover process overview:

Data Innovations develops drivers that are instrument model and vendor specific. With a driver library of over 1000 drivers, most Data Innovations drivers have been

Running as Administrator is occasionally required by DI Software. Here are answers to our most frequently asked questions on this topic:

It is sometimes necessary to recall or utilize information from a previous result or sample when writing rules. For example, Hepatitis testing typically requires the

In a joint alert sent on October 28th, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of Health

Instrument Manager™ (IM) License Number Every base Instrument Manager system has a license number tied to the system. The license number can be found in

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

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

Are you using the following data elements in rules? If you are, it should be noted that these data elements are stored in the Specimen

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

Data Innovations (DI) is raising awareness to Known Issue IM-105172. This issue impacts customers on IM 2020 and subsequent minor releases for this edition. When

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

Scenario:When trying to launch Instrument Manager™ (IM) from Thin Client, the following message appears: Potential reasons this happened: Resolution: Refer to the Instrument Manager User’s

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

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

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

Anatomic Pathology (AP) HL7 messages are structured differently than clinical chemistry or hematology HL7 messages. The first step in understanding Anatomic Pathology HL7 messages is

Anatomic Pathology (AP) HL7 messages are structured differently than clinical chemistry or hematology HL7 messages. The first step in understanding Anatomic Pathology HL7 messages is