Creating Auto-Validation Rules

Creating Auto-Validation Rules

The LIS includes auto-validation rules that can help reduce unnecessary manual review and release steps for laboratory results. These rules are useful when results have already been reviewed before reaching the LIS, such as results received from a reference laboratory or results approved directly at the instrument before transmission.

In some cases, results coming from a reference laboratory have already been reviewed and released by a lab technician at that facility. Auto-validation rules can help prevent duplicate work by allowing the LIS to automatically process those results according to configured criteria.

This may also apply in laboratories where each technician operating an instrument has configured the analyzer to hold results until they are approved. This gives the technician an opportunity to repeat testing, verify the result, or take corrective action before the result is sent to the LIS. In these situations, an additional review and release step inside the LIS may not be necessary.

Configuring Auto-Validation Rules

Auto-validation rules must be configured separately in each LIS module because each type of result may require different validation criteria.

Modules include:

  • Clinical

  • Microbiology

  • Toxicology

For Clinical result validation rules, go to:

Results > Auto Validation Rules

Complete all required fields and apply any applicable filters. After defining the rule criteria, select the appropriate action.

Available Actions

The available auto-validation actions are:

  • Update Only
    This option applies only to results received from an analyzer through an interface. The LIS accepts the result update but does not automatically review or release it.

  • Review
    The LIS marks the result as reviewed. This helps avoid duplicate review work later in the workflow.

  • Release
    The LIS accepts and releases the result, making it immediately available to physicians.

Additional Training

For more training on this feature, please schedule a one-on-one training session with one of our support specialists.

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