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IDEXX Interlink [tm] in-house lab automated workflow module fully released

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Teleos Systems in News

For the last six months, in conjunction with IDEXX Laboratories, we have been developing and beta testing a means of automating workflow between the Teleos PIMS and the IDEXX Vet Lab Station (IVLS). This module was fully released at BSAVA Congress 2010 with clients being able to see requests and results being exchanged wirelessly between a workstation on the Teleos stand and an IVLS system on the IDEXX stand in the opposite corner of the exhibition hall !

Whilst a basic serial link to return results to Teleos has been available for some time, this new network-based connection is fully automatic and does not require a localised pc workstation to operate it. The tests required to be run are initiated from the animal card within Teleos and are transmitted over the network to the IVLS where they await the instruction to actually run the test on the IVLS itself. Once the requested tests are complete, the results are automatically returned to the animal’s history within Teleos.

This module will only work with the full IVLS system (featuring touch-screen control via a Dell pc controller) and not the stand-alone 8008 analyser. The transmission of results from the 8008 will continue to be supported via the existing serial link but without the fully automated workflow facility.

If you are interested in acquiring this upgrade, please email InterLink-installed-UK@idexx.com to check that you have all the necessary IDEXX hardware in place and a valid EMA (Extended Maintenance Agreement) in place with IDEXX.

If you do not have a live network point adjacent to your IDEXX kit, the Teleos workshop can handle that provision via a wireless ‘bridge’. This will incur a charge for the necessary hardware required to make that network provision. Please email workshop@teleosvet.co.uk for further details.

This software module is available at no additional cost to all Teleos users as part of their monthly Support fee.

The official IDEXX release flyer can be found here – front , back .