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The Westgard Advisor Automatic Rule Selection Algorithm

The Westgard Advisor add-on module automatically recommends and implements optimal Westgard rules in the Unity Real Time software. By establishing proper quality control design, the module decreases false rejections and helps attain laboratory designated quality goals with the highest error detection rates possible. This reduces desensitization to false error flags, and ultimately saves lab time and money by eliminating unnecessary troubleshooting and repeat testing.

The Westgard Advisor module recommends rules based on the quality specification the laboratory defines for each test and test performance. The quality specification options include +3sd, Biological Variation, CLIA, RCPA, State of the Art, or User Defined values. Since the Westgard Advisor is integrated with Unity Real Time, users can simply apply the suggested rules in Unity Real Time with a single click.

Fig 1 Westgard AdvisorTM in Unity Real Time

Primary Statistical Process Control Tools

Unity Real Time provides flexible options for statistical process control (e.g. Westgard) rules. The system provides 17 different rule options that can be set to reject, warn or off. Laboratories may either manually define the appropriate Westgard rules for each test, or utilize the Westgard
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