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almost<br />
80 Almost percent<br />
80 percent of the<br />
approximately 50 million laboratory<br />
tests annually carried out in<br />
Finland go through systems<br />
delivered by Mylab.<br />
programme further facilitates the control of<br />
laboratory systems and in this way enhances<br />
quality assessment.”<br />
Mylab’s browser-based laboratory system<br />
user interface has introduced a direct link<br />
between clinics and laboratories, making it<br />
possible for doctors, for example, to check<br />
lab test results quickly and regardless of<br />
geography. Web technology also enables<br />
workstation integration, and this makes<br />
it possible to access the laboratory system<br />
directly from electronic patient records<br />
without even noticing that two separate<br />
systems are in use.<br />
Centralization and<br />
commercialization increase<br />
Clinical laboratory activities are undergoing<br />
strong centralization and commercialization.<br />
Still a decade ago there were approximately<br />
1,500 clinical laboratories operating in<br />
Finland. The number of laboratories has<br />
fallen quickly and it is estimated that in<br />
fi ve to ten years’ time there may be just<br />
20. Similar development is taking place<br />
internationally.<br />
While clinical laboratory activities<br />
have concentrated in large units that also<br />
operate in the same way as a commercial<br />
enterprise in the public sector, an increasing<br />
need for Point of Care Testing (POCT)<br />
has developed alongside. POCT means<br />
quick results analysis close to the patient,<br />
surgery and intensive care being examples<br />
where results are required immediately. New<br />
practices in outpatient care also call for an<br />
increasing volume of measurements carried<br />
out in patients’ homes, for example.<br />
“Though more slowly than anticipated,<br />
the use of POCT is rising. A key issue with<br />
these solutions is the quality control of the<br />
results since measurements are carried out<br />
with separate equipment and away from<br />
centralized laboratory activities. With<br />
Mylab’s information systems, the results can<br />
be gathered effi ciently and entered into the<br />
quality control of a centralized laboratory<br />
system,” Esa Soini says.<br />
“National cooperation<br />
between large clinical<br />
laboratories in Finland<br />
has promoted the field’s<br />
information systems<br />
development to the highest<br />
class internationally.<br />
Together with our partners’<br />
laboratory experts we’ve<br />
been able to implement<br />
systems that have delivered<br />
extensive benefits to the<br />
entire field,” Esa Soini says.<br />
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