Having an Internal Quality Control (IQC) system goes far beyond meeting the minimum requirements of regulatory bodies. In an increasingly excellence-driven scenario focused on analytical performance and patient safety, internal quality control is established as a strategic tool to ensure result reliability, mitigate operational risks, and sustain the laboratory’s technical performance over time.
Even so, it is common for laboratory quality control modules embedded in management systems or interfaced solutions to be excessively basic. In general, they are limited to manual data entry, occasional chart generation, or low-intelligence alerts. This creates room for human error, delayed interventions, and weak traceability—an environment incompatible with the quality demands laboratories face today.
On the other hand, a well-structured IQC system allows the laboratory to identify issues before they affect the patient, monitor analytical trends, automate nonconformity alerts, and keep records consistently organized for audits and accreditation processes.
All of this strengthens a culture of quality and enables faster, better-informed decisions supported by real-time data.
PIXEON LAUNCH: ADVANCED INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL
To address this challenge, Pixeon has just launched a new module integrated into its laboratory interfacing system, designed to increase the efficiency of quality teams.
The new Internal Quality Control module was designed to be a practical, intelligent, and adaptable tool for the needs of each laboratory. Discover the key differentiators:
- Active monitoring: prioritization of analyses based on control ranges, processing time, and predefined rules;
- Automated charts: dynamic generation of Levey–Jennings charts, application of Westgard rules without manual calculations;
- Real-time nonconformity alerts: automatic notifications when there is a deviation trend or a critical failure;
- Tracking of nonconformities and corrective actions: everything is recorded with automatic logs, facilitating quality management;
- Remote access via a cloud platform: enables access from anywhere, with security and LIS integration;
- Flexible configuration: customization of rules by department, instrument, analyte, or workflow range, aligning with each laboratory reality;
- Simplified compliance: a platform already updated for national laboratory quality requirements.
WHICH LABORATORIES IS PIXEON’S INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL MODULE RECOMMENDED FOR?
Designed to serve different areas of laboratory medicine, the solution adapts both to basic routines and to more specialized sectors, and is recommended for:
- Clinical analyses: ensuring accuracy in biochemistry tests, hormones, tumor markers, among others;
- Hematology: detailed control of cell counters, hematimetric indices, and special parameters;
- Immunoassays: control of more sensitive methodologies, where minimal variations can impact diagnosis;
- Multi-sector laboratories: institutions that operate in different areas and need to centralize their internal quality control management;
- Laboratory networks and groups: ideal for environments with multiple units or reference laboratories that seek large-scale standardization.
The module’s flexibility allows the laboratory to adapt workflows and rules according to its operational reality, regardless of complexity level. Ultimately, the impact is perceived on two essential fronts: greater safety in results and greater efficiency in management.
The interfacing system with the Internal Quality Control module is just one of Pixeon’s solutions for laboratories. The company offers a broad portfolio that supports clients in generating efficiency, including a complete laboratory management system and its award-winning Pixeon Aurora PACS for analysis and distribution of medical images.
About Pixeon
Pixeon is the company with the largest software portfolio for the healthcare market.
Our solutions serve hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and diagnostic imaging centers, covering both management (HIS, CIS, RIS, and LIS) and diagnostic processes (PACS and Laboratory Interface), ensuring high performance and top-tier management in healthcare institutions.
The HIS/CIS software for hospitals and clinics, Pixeon Smart, is a complete solution that integrates the entire institution into a single system. It is also certified with the highest level of digital maturity by SBIS (Brazilian Society of Health Informatics).
We already have over 3,000 clients in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia, serving millions of patients annually through our platforms.
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