Prof. Dr. João Carvalho de Sousa, on behalf of the "Working Group for the Rationalization of Analytical Requests", which gave a decisive boost to the evolution of the system, considers that:
The Clinidata®NET application, structured by the working group for the “Rationalization of analytical requests” of the Clinical Pathology Service of the Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte and developed in collaboration with Maxdata, includes a very comprehensive set of features:
The greatest impact of the computerized analytical prescription, using the Clinidata®NET application, is due to the possibilities of prescribing “Analytical profiles” by clinical diagnosis or functional study of an organ or system, the selection of analytical parameters simultaneously viewing the results of exams carried out previously, and the issuance of “Notices” or “Alerts” individualized by the selected parameter.
The exclusive use of the computerized analysis prescription at CHLN ensured that the Clinical Laboratory has a more effective control over all phases (pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical) of the clinical-laboratory decision-making process, being also an instrument to facilitate clinical communication -laboratory.
The introduction of the Clinidata®NET application in CHLN came to contribute decisively to transform the simple analytical request made to a “virtual laboratory”, in what is today a computer tool with clear utility in the management of the complementary means of diagnosis.
The functionalities of the Clinidata®NET application allow the medical staff not only to provide a computerized analytical request, but also to access a whole set of laboratory data that is extremely useful in the management of these complementary diagnostic tests.