Autoscribe has released a configuration of Matrix Tracker to address the needs for sample tracking within medical organisations such as clinics, hospitals and other relevant industries.
Until now, most systems targeted at this application were either custom written and therefore expensive to support and hard to upgrade, or were commercial systems that delivered some of the required functionality, but were very rigid and difficult to change.
Matrix Tracker is built using powerful and easy-to-use configuration tools that are an integral part of the system, said Autoscribe.
There is no custom code to support and no special scripts to write.
It delivers most of the functionality required by the medical laboratories straight out of the box.
However, as each organisation has some specific needs, they are satisfied by changes to the configuration files rather than by using custom code.
Every Matrix Tracker system has the same source code.
All definitions of screen appearances, menu designs, terminology, workflows and reports are contained in the configuration files.
For example, Matrix Tracker is used to globally manage the inventory of samples for a major pharmaceutical company.
It provides the current location of all tissues and slides in multiple studies across multiple sites.
A complete history and chain of custody for each sample is captured and stored.
Other applications relate to sample tracking within university and/or hospital departments in conjunction with research studies, clinical trials and similar activities.
Systems are said to be fast to implement, less expensive to support and easy to upgrade as new business needs can be addressed by additional configuration.
