cerner millenium QC

[nat martin]

Anybody using QC with cerner millenium? Did you have any problems incorporating it into the work flow? Did you have any other issues? Thanks for any information

Nat Martin

[Vaatha]

We're currently trying to build the QC and Lot Maintenance in Cerner Millenium. We're still debating whether to leave it turned off but use the program anyways, or scrapping it, and going with a separate software for the QC and reagents. It's workable, but very limited and not user friendly by comparison with Mediware's HCLL QC and Inventory.

If you're in the process of building, I'd be happy to let you know what I've found out so far. Most places I talked to that were using it, opted to run the QC but keep it "turned off". And believe me, if you are multiple site, you can't have the QC "on" unless it is built at all the sites, otherwise it will interfere with testing-especially if you have shared orderables.

[superMT]

We're currently trying to build the QC and Lot Maintenance in Cerner Millenium. We're still debating whether to leave it turned off but use the program anyways, or scrapping it, and going with a separate software for the QC and reagents. It's workable, but very limited and not user friendly by comparison with Mediware's HCLL QC and Inventory.

If you're in the process of building, I'd be happy to let you know what I've found out so far. Most places I talked to that were using it, opted to run the QC but keep it "turned off". And believe me, if you are multiple site, you can't have the QC "on" unless it is built at all the sites, otherwise it will interfere with testing-especially if you have shared orderables.

Aah! No wonder we're still doing it on paper!

[reidhospbb]

We have used the Cerner Millennium QC package for over two years and find it to be a major improvement over paper. It all depends on whom you have helping you build the module. The two associates I worked with at Cerner were extremely helpful and knowledgeable and the two specialists I work with are helpful as well. If there are problems they are quickly resolved. And as with most problems, it's not the system, it is the operator trying to make it do something it isn't designed to do.