• Uni-directional: Test results are transmitted from the instrument to the LIS.
   
• Bi-directional: Orders are transmitted to the instrument from IntelliLab and stored on the instrument until the appropriate specimen is loaded. Results are transmitted from the instrument back to IntelliLab when the test is completed.
   
• Host-Query: Upon scanning a specimen, the instrument sends an order query to IntelliLab in real-time. The test is performed and the result is transmitted back to IntelliLab when the order is identified.

Reduced Error Potential
Bi-directional and host query connections perform a preemptive check to make certain a sample is scheduled and the test is being performed for the correct patient. IntelliLab’s device connectivity also provides HIPAA compliant transmission of patient data over the network as needed.

Minimized Data Entry
Flexible device connectivity helps to ensure that your staff does not have to worry about data entry. The laboratory device can identify the sample by reading the barcode and send the results directly to IntelliLab once the test is completed. IntelliLab can then automatically match lab results with the correct patient. Advanced ‘Broadcast-style’ interfaces are also supported to manage the completion of a single order by multiple instruments.

Flexible Implementation
IntelliLab includes all of serial cabling required to interface with any instrument, and no serial cabling needs to be done at the site. Instruments are connected directly to the existing network infrastructure using network-enabled Secure Network Interfaces (SNIs), which means that an instrument can be moved by just plugging the instrument’s SNI into a new network jack. Relocating instruments is easy because no new serial cabling or terminal server setup is required. Instruments can even be securely connected over the Internet.

Failsafe Operation
Results are saved on the SNI in the event of server or network failure. Once the network is operational, saved results are automatically transmitted to the server with no operator intervention. IntelliLab supports the online storage of all results in a second, redundant place for a user-specified number of days. Saved result records can then be retransmitted through the interface at a later time, which is useful when recovering from a network or server failure.