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Voyage into Validation

Voyage into Validation. Launch into Validation with Confidence. Claudia Harrier The Vancouver Clinic Vancouver, Washington. Voyage Overview. 1. Have a Plan 2. Benefits of Templates 3. Pre-Validation 4. Validation 5. Post-Validation 6. Validation Summary. Voyage into Validation.

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Voyage into Validation

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  1. Voyage into Validation Launch into Validation with Confidence Claudia Harrier The Vancouver Clinic Vancouver, Washington

  2. Voyage Overview • 1. Have a Plan • 2. Benefits of Templates • 3. Pre-Validation • 4. Validation • 5. Post-Validation • 6. Validation Summary

  3. Voyage into Validation HAVE A PLAN

  4. Have a Plan Understand the Validation Project Major Upgrade for SCC or HIS/EMR Minor Upgrade(Hot Fix)--SCC or HIS Change of Reference Lab New Tests New Instruments New Sites

  5. Have a Plan • What is changing? Check Release Notes Check Related Star Tasks • What systems are involved? EMR HIS Reference Lab Billing System

  6. Have a Plan • Identify Resources and Staffing • Determine Time Requirements • Dedicate Time for Validation • Identify “Show-Stoppers” • Set a Tentative Go-Live Date

  7. Voyage into Validation BENEFITS OF TEMPLATES

  8. Benefits of Templates • Identifies important validation points/steps • Is ready when you are • Can be easily amended • Makes you look organized

  9. Voyage into Validation PRE-VALIDATION

  10. Pre-Validation Assessment • Assures access to applications • Assures that basic functionality has not been compromised • Assures interface messages are flowing as anticipated

  11. Pre-Validation Assessment Form Pre-Validation Assessment Form

  12. Voyage into Validation VALIDATION

  13. Validation Choose tests that validate: • All departments • All sites • Instrument-interfaced tests • Manually resulted tests • In-house tests • Group/Individual tests • Reference Lab tests • Tests that reflex • Amended tests • Tests with panic levels • Variety of microbiology tests

  14. Faxing • Keypads • Security • QC • Worklists • Audit Trail • Canned Messages • Calculations • Multi-site/Redirection Functions to Validate Order entry Call List RBS Label Formats Report Formats Query Print Scheduler Autoreporting Scanners Reports

  15. Validation Form

  16. Voyage into Validation POST-VALIDATION

  17. Post-Validation • Finalize Go-Live date • Inform all invested parties: SCC Lab Departments Reference Lab HIS Staff Hospital Staff Outreach Clients

  18. Post-Validation (Post- Go Live) Form

  19. Voyage into Validation VALIDATION SUMMARY

  20. Post-Validation Summary Purpose • A record of dates • A record of issues for future reference Overview • Keep notes throughout validation • Write summary of process • Date & sign

  21. SOFTPATH UPGRADE 4.3.08.12 (Including ASCII Base 4.02.22.3, HIS 4.02.59.1, INST 4.02.48.2, COMMONS 4.1.1.13.5, & SOFT REPORTS 1.1.7.5.1 ) The Vancouver Clinic SoftPath Upgrade was installed in SCC UPG environment on 8-31-09. The version in LIVE was 4.2.3.4.9. At the same time the following were also installed in SCC UPG: PRODUCT                    LIVE                 UPG AIX                              5.3.0.8.2           5.3.0.8.2           ASCII BASE                 4.0.2.21.4          4.02.22.3 HIS                               4.0.2.50.1          4.0.2.59.1 INST                             4.0.2.41.3          4.0.2.48.2 COMMONS                  4.1.1.12.4         4.1.1.13.5 PATH                            4.2.3.4.9           4.3.0.8.12 SOFTREPORTS           1.1.7.0.24          1.1.7.5.1 The following were unchanged in the upgrade project: PRODUCT                    LIVE                 UPG LAB                              4.0.3.13.2          4.0.3.13.2 ORACLE                       10.2.0.4.0          10.2.0.4.0 Release notes were reviewed for applicable functionality and changes. Pre-validation testing was completed on 10-07-09. The testing of the validation scenarios began on 10-09-09 and was completed on 11-30-09. A hot fix for the assigning of specimen source was installed and validated. Other problems encountered were fixed or were suspended to future releases. The LIVE SoftPath back-up was completed by The Vancouver Clinic’s IT department at 12:15 am 12-14-09. SCC began the install of the upgrade into LIVE at 03:00 12-14-09 and completed at 06:29. The testing of SoftPath and SoftLab was completed by SCC technical specialists at 6:44 am. A tissue was ordered on a Test Patient to test functionality in LIVE environment. Validation of SoftLab functionality and interface check in LIVE environment was completed at TVC at 7:02 am. The applicable TMS items were updated.Claudia Harrier MLT(ASCP)QLI Software Analyst, LIS 12-14-09 SUMMAryexAMPLE

  22. QUESTIONS • I am pleased to attempt to answer your questions. • During the question time, you may download template examples to your jump drive.

  23. Thanks a Bundle! Thank you for joining me on the Voyage into Validation!

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