Sunquest Laboratory Sunquest Laboratory is intended for use by professionals working in a clinical laboratory. Sunquest Laboratory is intended for use only by professionals who have received extensive training in the use of the software. Sunquest Laboratory is controlled via userdefined security levels, which allow the laboratories to manage data security and integrity. The system is marketed as an automated solution for managing laboratory processes, including: " Patient registration " Order entry and order modification " Specimen collection, verification, suitability, and distribution " Quality assurance checking " Workload recording " Billing charge capture " Standards and controls recording " Test order result inquiry and reporting Organism susceptibility and epidemiology records " Microbiology culture direct examination and observation recording " Outreach clients, specimens, and results " Client-specific reporting capabilities " Inbound client service request tracking " Historical data Clients that use the Sunquest Blood Bank system should refer to the intended use statement found in the Blood Bank System Overview Users Guide.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-2332-2012
- Event Number
- 62768
- Firm
- Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.
- FEI Number
- 1000306472
- Product Code
- JQP
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Software design
- Initiated
- March 15, 2012
- Posted
- September 7, 2012
- Terminated
- October 2, 2012
- Address
- 250 S Williams Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85711-4472
Description
Sunquest Laboratory Sunquest Laboratory is intended for use by professionals working in a clinical laboratory. Sunquest Laboratory is intended for use only by professionals who have received extensive training in the use of the software. Sunquest Laboratory is controlled via userdefined security levels, which allow the laboratories to manage data security and integrity. The system is marketed as an automated solution for managing laboratory processes, including: " Patient registration " Order entry and order modification " Specimen collection, verification, suitability, and distribution " Quality assurance checking " Workload recording " Billing charge capture " Standards and controls recording " Test order result inquiry and reporting Organism susceptibility and epidemiology records " Microbiology culture direct examination and observation recording " Outreach clients, specimens, and results " Client-specific reporting capabilities " Inbound client service request tracking " Historical data Clients that use the Sunquest Blood Bank system should refer to the intended use statement found in the Blood Bank System Overview Users Guide.
Sunquest is recalling Sunquest Laboratory versions 6.1.0125 through 6.1.0139, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 7.0, and 7.0.1 because when the Windows-based merge application is used and the "Event merge across patients" option is used, a receiving system (for example a HIS or CoPath system) may interpret the event merge as a full patient merge. This occurs because a trigger from the Laboratory system for the event
The firm, Sunquest, sent an "Urgent- Product Safety Notice: PSN-12-02" dated March 15, 2012 to all their customers who purchased the Sunquest Laboratory versions 6.1.0125 through 6.1.0139, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 7.0, and 7.0.1. The notice described the product, the problems and the actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to request the software correction by creating a Case via the Client Support webpage at: www.sunquestinfo.com/supportweb. Customers with questions were instructed to contact Client support at (877) 239-6337 for US and Canadian Sites and at +44 (0) 161 335 0562 for international sites.
Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: England, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates.
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