Process Control/Setup
Mfano Medical Laboratory
MN

Process Control setup

Every configuration surface the module used to stack on one long page — now one per tab, so adding a seventh never costs the other six their breathing room.

Lab defaults

Applied to every new QC entry in this module.
Units system
Report language
Lab time zone

Approval workflow

Who must sign off before results release.
Supervisor sign-off required
For any rule violation
Second check on critical results
Allow self-approval
Not recommended

Audit & retention

How long QC records are kept once closed.
QC record retention
Auto-archive closed runs

Notifications

Who hears about a rule violation, and how.
E-mail on rule violation
SMS escalation after 1 hour
Daily QC summary digest

Lot transition rules

Applied automatically whenever a material's lot changes.
Overlap period required
Old and new lot run side-by-side
Parallel testing mandatory

Lot verification in progress

MaterialCurrent lotNew lotStatus
Bio-Rad Multiqual44714502Verifying · day 2 of 5Open
Randox Acusera2290—CurrentOpen

Westgard rules

Applied across every Chemistry analyzer unless overridden per test
RuleScopeActionEnabled
1‑2sWithin runWarning
1‑3sWithin runReject
2‑2sAcross runsReject
R‑4sWithin runReject
4‑1sAcross runsWarning
10xAcross runsWarning

Instrument feeds

4 connected analyzers
AnalyzerInterfaceConnectionLast syncMapped tests
Chemistry‑1ASTMOnline2 min ago22
Chemistry‑2HL7 v2.5Online1 min ago18
Hematology (Beckman 5C)ASTMOnline4 min ago14
Coag AnalyzerManual entryNot connected—4

EQA / PT providers

3 active enrolments
ProviderSchemes enrolledPrimary contactRenewal date
KENASChemistry PTqa@mfano.lab1 Jan 2027Open
RIQASHaematology EQAqa@mfano.lab1 Mar 2027Open
AFRISANTECoagulation PTqa@mfano.lab30 Jun 2026Open

Referral laboratories

3 routing partners
Partner labTests routedTypical turnaroundStatus
Lancet KenyaMolecular, Histopathology3–5 daysActiveOpen
Pathologists LancetGenetic panels7–10 daysActiveOpen
KEMRI Reference LabSpecialized microbiology5–7 daysAgreement pendingOpen