A customer’s account:”The obvious choice was Langtved Data”

Account from The Immuno-haematological laboratory at Aarhus university hospital by Karin Meyer, the leading bio analyst

 

Langtved Data Ltd. has had a close co-operation with Immuno-haematological laboratory at Aarhus University hospital. The cooperation became even closer after we were chosen to produce an IT system that supports the work performed at the laboratory. The following extract from “Annual Report Immuno-haematological laboratory 2007” provides information about the experiences and impressions that Immuno-haematological laboratory has had in connection with the change to an IT system conceived and developed by Langtved Data Ltd:  

“…….The obvious choice for the development was Langtved Data, with which, we had already cooperated earlier in connection to the development of software for calculation of molecular-biological minimal residual disease (quantitative PCR) - a part of EU cooperation (LeukemiaNet).  

The new platform is a stable and secure SQL platform which is built on Langtved Data’s specially developed software called “LDB Desktop”.  The task of drawing up the precise requirement specifications for the individual modules as well as the continuous testing was performed by the respective teams. 

The laboratory system contains a transverse sample-controlling-module which automatically assigns specific sample numbers to the samples. It also prints label-sheets for all the analyses performed by the laboratory. The created samples can be accessed/called for in different modules such as leukocyte antigens, HTD re-infusions, Quantitative PCR, Molecular biological analyses and Bio-bank.  The reply reports can be printed from the modules to the referring departments. In some of the modules it is also possible to directly import data from the analysis machines. The system is built up in such a way that it can be further developed easily when new analyses are implemented in the laboratory. 

The biggest challenge however, has been to transfer the data gathered during past 25 years into the new system. It has therefore been a milestone in the history of our laboratory when we on the 1^st of October, 2007^*  started using our new future assured laboratory system where we simultaneously converted 397,165 data lists that contained data from 10,240 patients. The data was sourced from 1747 stem cell activities, 24,211 leukocyte antigens and 69,906 samples in the bio bank. 

The system can also be used as a foundation for different research-wide tasks as well as tasks of administrative nature such as invoicing and management information. Likewise the system supports keeping a number of requirements set by the legislation which are aimed at protecting patients. The person data thus fulfils the security requirements set by the legislation.

A couple of days after shifting to the new system, a mail received from one of the doctors affiliated to the laboratory read as follows:

 

Dear Karin!

Full of sadness:

Never more to write a CPR (personal registration number) with a hyphen

Never more to close a print-out and to turn on again

Never more to order 10000 print-outs

Never more to turn off the whole computer again and switch it on

Never more to press Ctrl-space

It was a Paradox – but we loved it.

Sorry I could not come for the funeral feast.

I hope to get a place in the new – together with you.

 

 

* The year has been added by Langtved Data A/S for the purposes of brevity and clarity for the reader.