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Can someone clarify when this statement in necessary? I assume it is required for modifications such as irradiating, freezing, and washing but what about thawing plasma and dividing a red cell unit into two aliquots for the same patient?

Hello, My hospital just expanded and opened another hospital. The laboratories are separate, however we are all in the same lab system. The system recognizes the 2 different sites, but everyone has access to both sites results. My question is, does anyone else have this? I feel like there is a HIPAA issue here. I have worked at two other organizations that had multiple entities and I have never had access to the other labs' results, unless I had access to an EMR and then I could see the results there, but never in my lab system. I can only enter things into the other sites if I move the specimen and receive it into the other site, but just having access…

I thought I had read on the forum somewhere that patients that type O with the first type don't need a second type for electronic crossmatch. Is this true? I don't know if I can override that in Meditech. Or do you need to do an IS XM? I know that if you don't have a 2nd type on other blood types, you can do an IS XM and give O blood. I want to make sure I am getting everything set up for going live with EXM. We have the EXM attached to the IS XM in Meditech. Thanks in advance.

Was getting ready to order labels for our split pedi units, when I realized that only 4 inch labels are sold. How to fit 4 inch labels on 3 inch pedi bags? Also, what should the facility ID label say? We do have an ICCBBA number. Thanks

Hello When entering inventory into Meditech 6.16 (scanning units) How do you get a barcode to test the Donor group. Does Meditech automatically create an order and label that you have to match up with a segment after the labels print. Can you use the RBC unit label? We intend to run the donor confirmation on Biorad IH 1000? Thanks Richard

Hi all, Long time viewer, first time poster, I work in the blood bank sector and I internally got word of a new software the American Red Cross is about to go live with, the software is called eProgesa and is developped in JAVA and is web based, my question is two fold: - Does anyone know of this program? If not, how come American Red Cross chose them over any other software? - What does this mean for hospitals getting their blood from the American Red Cross? Is there any benefit for these hospitals to look into getting a blood transfusion software that would be modular with eProgesa to streamline the vein to vein process? (ie: stock and inventory control) Any feedback mu…

When we aliquot an apheresis product we get a full face label for the aliquot and a quandrant 3 & 4 label for the parent unit stating the new product volumes of each. The product description on the original label includes "xxx mL containing approx ___ml ACD-A" with a value handwritten in the blank space. Our aliquot labels have this same wording on them. When you label your aliquot or add the quadrant 3&4 label to the original bag what do you do with the handwritten anticoagulant volume? Leave it blank on both (even though you are covering up the original on the parent unit)? Calculate the ratio for each aliquot? Copy the original total volume back onto the la…

Hello all, Currently, when a XM order is entered via OE or POE, and there is a current TS, the BB tech cancels the new XM (product) order and re-orders it onto the patient's TS req. Even though we put a comment in when we do this, there is confusion on the nursing side when they see their order cancelled. My question is, can I set it up in Magic 5.62 so that the product order will add on to the TS req automatically (as long as the TS is still "good")? I've been messing around with it in test but can't seem to quite make it happen. My IT dept. is never really good at BB meditech issues. I just want to know that it is possible so I can further investigate! Thanks, Beck…

Would anyone who has experience with SafeTrace plus Epic/Beaker be willing to answer some of our questions? We are on STTx and the EHR/LIS is converting to Epic. Also appreciate info on interfacing a Vision instrument to SafeTrace. Thanks for any help.

Does anyone have any experience with this software from Ameriaca's Blood Center? I work with Meditech and wanted to know if anyone has had any problems or success?

Currently we are using 4 x 4 labels for our aliquots as per ISBT standard. These are too big for our neonate bag and attaching them is messy. I have seen some examples of 4 x 2 labels been used that would be perfect size however I'm concerned about compliance with ISBT standard. Can anyone tell me if such labels are acceptable under ISBT128. I have checked the standards and it always referances the 4 x 4 label and there is not mention of 4 x 2. Also all examples of these labels I have seen are missing unit number. This seems like the most important number to me, how can it be dropped from the label? How can the checking process be completed without unit number been shown?…

Is there anyone that is already live with ISBT on Meditech (or far along in the process) that would be willing to be contacted with some questions? Thanks.

Does anyone have an update on where ARC is going with ISBT. I just spoke to one supplier today and they claim they still don't know when the conversion to ISBT will take place. Last I knew, they had an AABB variance until January 2009. This date is soon approaching. Will ARC's variance be extended? Dawn

One thing a surgeon will tell you is that the hallmark of a procedure which is not really ready for 'prime time' is the sheer number of ways to do the procedure. IOW, if there are 10 ways to do heart surgery, it means that some of them are still searching for the right method and once the procedures mature, there are only one or two methods which are 'right'. If you extend this analogy to BB Computer systems, it appears as though there are -too many- and that no one has 'hit' upon the right method or type. The problem with 'Windows' based system is the way they do their menus. If you want to make a choice or two and each time you have to re-navigate the menu each time, yo…

Hi Folks, How do you enter your type confirmation in soft bank for patients without a previous history? Do you put the results in the comment section? or do you enter entirely new type results? Thanks for the help guys. You're all making my life so much easier.

Hi all, I recently was introduced to Antibody Check software - an electronic interactive version of antibody panels and with a click of the mouse clearly shows which antibodies have been ruled out and searches your archive for selected cells to use to complete the rule out. I am interested in speaking with someone currently using or has used, this product. The web site is www.antibodycheck.com if anyone wishes to find out more. I contacted them for user reference and they said it is against policy to give out customers names. I was surprised. I have been in marketing for a long time, and satisfied customers talking to potential customers is always the best way to ge…

I have a pregnant patient antibody screen positive on my Tango analyzer. Screening cells S2-3+, S3 2+. Peg screen same results. ABID on the Tango positive reactions but was able to rule out all alloantibodies, A Peg panel demonstrates an anti-c. Today patients repeat antibody screen is negative on Tango. Repeat Peg positive S2&S3 2+pos. I don't want to miss an antibody that may require a titer. Is this antibody an IgM?

AABB Standards requires you to do an antibody screen if you have no record of one during the patient's current pregnancy. It seems silly to do the screen as anti-D is often still detected from the antenatal Rhogam injection. If we would find anti-D and were not sure where it came from, the doctors here would want to give the Rhogam anyways so it seems a waste of our time and supplies to do them. We are no longer AABB accreditated and was wondering if anyone else that is not AABB accreditated has dropped doing the antibody screens.

Our facility is struggling with how to deal with anticoagulant volumes when preparing neonatal aliquots from apheresis products. Are any facilities performing manual calculations for this? Does your LIS software perform the calculation?

We currently have the MISYS computer system in our BloodBank, ver. 5.3 soon to upgrade to 6.3. We are a hospital based transfusion service only. How is labeling for antigen typed units being handled?? We transfuse alot of antigen negative units and do most of the phenotyping inhouse. Are there ISBT codes for the antigens or do you generate a label to be applied to the special Testing area of the ISBT label? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks:redface:!!!!

We are moving from Cerner. Trying to find a similar facility using this combo to ask questions to and see how problems are solved. We have not been paired with a like account. Let's be friends!

Looking for other Epic and SCC/SoftLab/SoftBank users to share fixes, concerns, and conundrums with!

Just wondering if anyone else went with this conversion. I would like to know how your historical conversion went and whether you have background job issues. Thanks!

Hi everyone, new to the group. Our Blood Bank is upgrading from ProVue to a Vision. We are also upgrading from Meditech Magic 5.67 to Expanse. I'm wondering if anyone has that set up? I'm interested in how the interface is working, are you able to run everything you want and have the results cross over? Any problems? Information and advice appreciated! Thanks! Karen