1. the real-time solution to turn-around-times
OL Monitor
the real-time solution to turn-around-times

2. Why would a lab need a test-monitoring system anyway?
Certain tests, such as a Cardiac Panel from the ER, must be processed as rapidly as possible. Locations such as ICU and Surgery may also require more attention, and in addition multiple conditions exist that can elevate a test's importance. Although most of these situations are predictable and occur on a day-to-day basis, there is no way for the lab system to be programmed to do anything about it. So it is left for the lab technician to continuously go back over the pending and watch for critical tests. In a busy lab environment, techs can quickly be overwhelmed by workload and often have no time to stop and check pending logs that change minute-by-minute. As a result critical tests are often delayed or missed, which can lead to delayed treatment or worse, physicians forced to make quick decisions without the test results they ordered. This is why "Turn-around-time" is such a big issue for labs, and why OL Monitor was invented.

3. The Static Pending List is, terrible, on so many levels…
OL Monitor
Click to refresh
Click to sort
No prioritizing
1-element sorting
Uni-colored
Bland, boring, often small text makes reading difficult
Must scrutinize list
Time consuming
Takes hands off work, takes eyes off work – frustrating
Begs to be ignored during busy times
OL Monitor processes and displays pending tests. Typical LIS’s have a pending list function built in, but provide no way to monitor critical tests under day-to-day conditions.
Real-time
Hands-Free
Prioritized
Multi-Sorting and grouping
Color-coded
Flexible time, location, test, and/or priority-based filters.

4. OL Monitor – the right solution
Unlike a static pending log, OL Monitor is a proactive system designed from the ground up to zero in on critical tests based on all available information about the tests. The lab manager can set up any number of rules to control what shows up on the OL Monitor pending and when. The rules can be simple "Just stat's from ER" to complex rules based on many conditions. And time being an all- important factor, specific turn-around-time warnings can be set up to alert techs of critical tests before testing is delayed or missed. The turn-around-time rules change the color of critical tests on the screen and can even play intermittent audible alerts. OL Monitor continuously monitors the pending/OL log, freeing the lab tech to focus on their work. As a result overall turn-around-time improves, stress levels decrease, and most importantly missed or delayed critical tests become a thing of the past.

5. OL Monitor is multi-talented
Not just for stats/stat lab, OL Monitor can be configured for any section
Workload monitoring/streamlining for specific department needs
Pending Log module makes OL Monitor perfect for collection monitoring
Catch Orders Not Processed with HRP module
Monitor ADT Error Log efficiently with HRP module
Now compatible with HMS and Sunquest Commercial lab systems