Vendor:Omnilab Srl
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| Type | Società a Responsabilità Limitata |
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| Industry | Informatics software |
| Founder(s) | Luca Birolini, Giuseppe Oricci |
| Headquarters | Piazza della Trivulziana 4/A, Milano, Italy |
| Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | omnilab.it |
Omnilab Srl develops and distributes laboratory informatics software and hardware solutions. Omnilab also offers other services such as custom development, training, and implementation help.[1] The company creates products to assist clinical laboratories, blood transfusion laboratories, in-vitro dignostic (IVD) vendors, and LIS vendors.
History
Omnilab was founded in 1998.[2]
Technology and products
LabOnline
LabOnline is a middleware platform designed to "manage and improve the capabilities of existing automation systems (pre-analytics, analytics and post-analytics) in any section of the laboratory."[1] The software is designed to work between one or more laboratory information systems (LIS) and analytical instruments, providing additional functionality and workflow management not available in either the LIS or the instrument. Key features for LabOnline include unlimited instrument and software system connections, multi-lab support, web-based results browsing and validation, a flexible rules engine, and support for multiple file formats.[1] (Consult the website for all features.)
Features
Some of the features of LabOnline include[1]:
1 Web interface for results browsing and validation
2 Unlimited number of workstations and instrument connections
3 Unlimited number of LIS and/or hospital information system (HIS) connections
4 Supports any communication protocol
5 Supports historical results archives of unlimited size
6 Connection of different laboratories to enable "virtual labs"
7 Simple user interface to browse data without having to skip to different windows or procedures
8 Auto-verification: powerful "rules engine" to define any rule (from simple to very complex)
9 Full control of auto-verification process (according to regulatory guidelines, e.g. CAP)
10 Rules that can be written to conditionally download/upload information to/from analyzers, the automation system, and the LIS
11 "One-click" validation process: immediate access to results by clicking on real-time counters related to different conditions (e.g. "To be validated")
12 Receive and store results in any format (numeric, codified, free text, graphic)
13 Rerun/Dilution/Reflex can be rule driven or entered manually
14 Unlimited storage of reruns (this provides for accurate statistics)
15 Advanced dashboard: real-time sample status monitoring (dashboard console with real-time alerts)
16 Complete sample tracking with view of the latest sample position
17 Filter results by different criteria (e.g. work-list, measurement sequence, rack/position, by requester, by production laboratory, by analyzer flags, etc.) and save filter criteria for re-use
18 Incoming sample accessioning (manual or instrument driven)
19 Rules-based automated sample sorting/routing capability with process line definition, and pre-analytical support of manual sample routing
20 Real-time moving average-of-normals (with the ability to automatically hold results), with graphical comparisons among different analyzers
21 Unlimited historical results archive (with easy direct access to previous results; graphical display of previous value trends)
22 Real time delta-check (applicable to qualitative results as well)
23 Comments management (related to patient, visit, request, sample, assays)
24 QC material and calibrators handling
25 Built-in QC management with graphs (such as Levey-Jennings, Youden-Plot), real time multi-rules (i.e. Westgard) and result export; QC interacts with auto-verification
26 Real-Time QC Expert system integration (for rule suggestion); peer QC features; QC monitoring embedded in the LabOnline GUI
27 Real-time bi-directional integration with Biorad Unity RT
28 Comprehensive set of built-in reports (work-list, incomplete, compact results, results, etc. ) and all report formats can be designed/changed by the user through an embedded tool
29 Real-time TAT management with the ability to identify samples and results that need immediate action in order to maintain expected delivery time
30 Ability to measure TAT for different steps in the process (e.g. from check-in to centrifugation) and generate alarms or complaints when shifts are detected
31 Long-term storage of reagent lot information along with the results (including number of measurements and initial/end date of usage)
32 Standard operating procedures (SOP) documents to be accessed by context through LabOnline GUI (for assays, work-lists, and analyzers)
33 Long-term storage of raw data and reagent info received from the analyzers (IVD directive compliant)
LabOnline modules
Modules for LabOnline include[1]:
Lab.Workflow: A tool for the definition of workflow for each sample type, and for tracing its execution
Lab.Statistics: A ready-to-use collection of statistics and reports, covering lab management and day-to-day activities; new or personalized reports can be created by means of the user interface
Lab.Link: Enables interoperability of different labs, to create "virtual lab" entities
Lab.TAT: A tool for the real-time management of expected Turn-Around Time (TAT) with visual alarms
Lab.Viewer: Multilab dashboard interface for real-time monitoring of all activities and real-time notifications
Lab.Hematology: A solution dedicated to hematology management integrating multiple platforms in an advanced user interface, including graphical results management and integration of microscopy results and a rules library for automatic blood count validation ("Suggested Criteria for Action Following Automated CBC and WBC Differential Analysis," Consensus Rules defined by ISLH – The International Society for Laboratory Hematology)
Lab.QCM: Real-time QC management, multi-rules, integration with QC Expert systems
Lab.Maint: Analyzer maintenance scheduling & tracking, integrated with Lab.QCM to access analyzer events while troubleshooting QC
Lab.Storage: A tool for managing refrigerated sample storage that handles any type of rack and storage location; the process can be manual or automatic via instrument input (e.g. front-end or automation units with integrated refrigeration facilities)
Lab.QA: A quality assurance tool to offer support for the certification and accreditation of the laboratory
Lab.POCT: A set of features to enable connectivity and management of POCT analyzers
Lab.SLM: A sample logistic management tool to provide laboratories with an effective way to monitor tube movement from multiple collection points to one or more core laboratories, where tubes are processed; shifts in sample temperature and expected transportation time generate complaints and information is available on the review screen along with other middleware managed data
Tubo
Tubo is a hardware and software package designed as a workspace "to organize and retrieve tubes through automatic position detection."[1] The systm is designed to automatically recognize operations performed on the device work area, including placement and removal of a rack or tube. Users can place a rack of tubes of any size on the workspace, and the system is designed to scan, recognize, and place the tubes into the workflow. The system includes a relational database for archiving data from the machine.[1]
Workflow for Tubo is generally:
1 Identify a rack by scanning its barcode (built-in or external device attached).
2 Place the rack on the Tubo workspace where required.
3 Identify a tube by scanning its barcode, then place it in any rack or in the rack suggested by Tubo.
4 If the rack is recognized (i.e. coming from a specific analyzer), there is no need to scan each tube: tube mapping is already done.
5 Search for a specific tube (or set of tubes) by entering a tube ID (or other criteria) or just choose any selection filter.
6 Tubes are highlighted on both touchscreen and workspace coordinates (LEDs).
7. Move tubes and/or racks to the required next location.
Tubo's capabilities are not limited by mechanical constraints. Here some other business cases:
- tube check-in
- tubes sorting (multi-step workflow; priority management)
- tube retrieval (on any rack, including on analyzer/automation system racks)
- tube selection to be completed from different analyzers
- instant guideline to select tubes on any rack for rerun/reflex or next applicable step
- tube storage (move a rack away from Tubo and specify the storage unit)
- aliquotting (highlight primary tube and position(s) for the aliquotes)
- phletobomist side builds (building the rack mapping at the blood collection area)
- lab automation of tubes not suitable for a typical automated system
Pricing
Public pricing is not available.
Demonstration videos and other media
The following demonstration videos are available for Tubo:
Tubo: Easy to Organize and to Retrieve Tubes
Additional information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Solutions". Omnilab Srl. http://www.omnilab.it/omnilab_middleware_laboratori_analisi_en/omnilab_middleware_laboratori_analisi_solutions/. Retrieved 01 April 2015.
- ↑ "Omnilab". Omnilab Srl. http://www.omnilab.it/omnilab_middleware_laboratori_analisi_en/omnilab_middleware_laboratori_analisi_omnilab/. Retrieved 01 April 2015.
