| Date Posted |
Subject |
| Dec. 23, 2011 |
Long term storage of paperwork generated by antibody identification workups ADDENDA Jan. 12, 2012 |
| July 20, 2010 |
Documentation of transfusion start time ADDENDA July 27 & 31 |
| May 31, 2010 |
Blood bank computer systems used in transfusion services ADDENDA July 5, 2010 |
| Oct. 14, 2009 |
Validation and revalidation required for performance of the electronic crossmatch ADDENDA Oct. 28, Nov. 7, 11 & 19 |
| July 29, 2009 |
Can a blood bank computer system be used for 'electronic' or 'computer' crossmatching if the computer system does not have a 'vendor-implemented computer crossmatch' ADDENDA Aug. 11 & 14 |
| July 9, 2009 |
Centralizing patient blood typing and antibody screening test data |
| Mar. 24, 2009 |
'Flagging' abnormal blood bank test results ADDENDA Mar. 30 |
| Apr. 20, 2008 |
Should Blood Establishment Computer Software be regulated any differently than the manufacturing software used by drug and medical device companies? ADDENDA Apr. 26, June 13 |
| Jan. 25, 2008 |
Use of biometrics in blood
banking to identify donors and transfusion recipients ADDENDA Mar. 4, Apr. 7 & June 25 |
| Oct. 22, 2007 |
What
is the “magic number” or percentage of patient records
that need to be verified when implementing a new
computer system in a blood bank? ADDENDA Oct.
27 & Dec. 4 |
| Sept. 17, 2007 |
Patient
'wallet card' text for HPA-1a antibodies ADDENDA Sept.
24 & Oct. 1 |
| July 25, 2007 |
How
long must records be retained for deceased patients? ADDENDA July
30 |
| June 14, 2007 |
Experience with building ISBT component and modified component codes in older LIS systems ADDENDA June 26 |
| Apr. 7, 2007 |
Backing up vital records "off site" ADDENDA Apr. 30 |
| Apr. 5, 2007 |
Using a computer program to assist in the identification of unexpected red cell antibodies ADDENDA Apr. 8, 14 & 16; May 25 & 29 |
| Feb. 21, 2007 |
Blood component description on unit tag and transfusion record ADDENDA Feb. 23, 26 & 27; Mar. 6 |
| Feb. 13, 2007 |
Using bar codes to link blood products to the correct recipient: Is using a bar code that only encodes a single number a compliant and a safe practice? |
| Oct. 16, 2006 |
Management of donor registration forms found to be incomplete or lacking donor's signature following donation ADDENDA Oct. 16, 18 & 26 |
| May 25, 2006 |
Is it compliant for a hospital transfusion service to operate with a commercial computer system that is validated, but no longer supported by the vendor that sold the system to the hospital? ADDENDA June 6 & 7 |
| May 18, 2005 |
Importing historical unit information when migrating from a "home-grown" blood bank information system to a commercial system ADDENDA May 20 |
| May 3, 2005 |
Blood grouping prerequisites for electronic crossmatching in a fully automated environment (including electronic transfer of results) ADDENDA May 4, 8 & 10 |
| Dec. 26, 2004 |
Experience
in using electronic medical records for ordering
and documenting blood transfusions ADDENDA Mar. 8 & 31, 2009 |
| Aug. 9, 2004 |
Methods for documenting blood component irradiation ADDENDA Aug. 10, 13, 17 & 29 |
| Feb. 8, 2004 |
Experience in using document control software to track SOPs ADDENDA Feb. 9 & 10; REACTIVATED Jan 16, 2005 |
| Dec. 9, 2003 |
If electronic images of testing instrumentation data are validated to show that the data is identical to those of hard-copy printouts from the instrument, would a facility be required to keep the printouts from the instrument? |
| Oct 9, 2003 |
PC-based 'Expert System' Applications for Troubleshooting a Blood Bank Computer System |
| Oct 1, 2003 |
Maintenance, storage and retrieval of transfusion service records |
| June 11, 2003 |
What is the justification for the charting of transfusion forms attached to blood components? ADDENDA June 16 |
| May 18, 2003 |
What is the required documentation in a patient's medical record for transfusion of blood and blood products when an electronic medical record is employed? ADDENDA May 19 |
| Apr. 1, 2003 |
Who should validate computer software used in blood banks/transfusion services? ADDENDA April 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, July 25, Aug. 12, 21, Sept. 15 & 17, Oct. 3, 5 & 7 |
| May 15, 2002 |
Documentation that blood has been transfused ADDENDA May 17 |
| Mar. 12, 2002 |
Documenting disposal of blood removed by therapeutic phlebotomy ADDENDA Mar. 13 |
| July 22, 2001 |
Management of Compatibility Testing When a Patient is Transferred To Another Hospital Sharing the Same Transfusion Service SOPs and Computer System. ADDENDA Aug. 1, 2001 |
| June 3, 2001 |
Is anyone aware of Internet-based systems for managing blood bank information? ADDENDA June 25, 2001 |
| Nov. 18, 2000 |
Who uses a computer to perform the donor questionnaire? ADDENDA Nov. 30 |
| Sept. 11, 2000 |
Documenting the Beginning and End of Transfusions. ADDENDA Sept. 12 |
| June 1, 1999 |
More on the Paul Gann Act - How
to Document? ADDENDA Jan. 29, 2008 |
| Feb. 24, 1999 |
Does the Gann
Act require signed consent before transfusion? ADDENDA Jan. 28,
2008 |
