Lessons learned from a comprehensive electronic patient record procurement process-implications for healthcare organisations.

Background: This study describes learning from procurement of a comprehensive electronic patient record (EPR/electronic health record (EHR)), system for a specialist clinical academic institution.

Method: Retrospective review of procurement process in addition to evaluation of peer-reviewed literature in the field.

Results: Main lessons learned include the importance of detailed preparation of organisational requirements/specifications and organisational 'readiness'.

What to expect from electronic patient record system implementation; lessons learned from published evidence.

Background:  Numerous studies have examined specific factors related to success, failure and implications of Electronic patient record (EPR) system implementations, but usually limited to specific aspects.  Objective: To review the published peer-reviewed literature and present findings regarding factors important in relation to successful EPR implementations and likely impact on subsequent clinical activity.

Method:  Literature reviewResults: 312 potential articles were identified on initial search of which 117 were relevant and included in the review.

Data file standard for flow cytometry, FCS 3.0.

This unit describes the data file format FCS 3.0 developed to permit the sharing of data among laboratories and to provide some uniformity in data formats from various instruments.

Sheath fluid control to permit stable flow in rapid mix flow cytometry.

Background: Flow cytometry is a potentially powerful tool to analyze the kinetics of ligand binding, cell response and molecular assembly. The difficulty in adding reactant to cells, achieving adequate mixing, delivering those cells to the laser focal point and establishing stable flow, has historically limited flow cytometry to systems with reactions times longer than 5 s. With the advent of automated syringes and flow injection methods, sample injection times shorter than 1 s have become routine.