SOFIA™ 2 Connectivity
Overview
There are two standard Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) Interface built into every SOFIA 2 and they are free to use. The standard interface commonly known as an “ASTM Interface” provides automated uploads of Patient Test and QC results to Lab or other Systems that support this type of data exchange. The POCT01-A2 interface is utilized by select point-of-care systems adding additional capability to manage Sofia 2 operators and set proper time in the Sofia 2 instruments.
Support for Interfacing – Getting Started
Laboratory Operation
Most of the popular LIS vendors in the U.S. have an interface available for SOFIA 2. To find out if you can interface the SOFIA 2 directly to your system, the simplest way is to contact your LIS or middleware vendor and ask if they can provide an interface for your QuidelOrtho SOFIA 2 Analyzer. If so, they can provide the requirements and cost. If your Lab utilizes the Data Innovation’s Instrument Manager™ for Lab instrument connectivity, SOFIA 2 is supported.
Point-of-Care Operation
For point-of-care use you, you may choose to utilize a Data Management System. These systems provide remote management and reporting capabilities for the Laboratory Manager. They also serve to consolidate many instrument connections to LIS via a single HL7 interface to the LIS. Leading vendor-neutral Data Management Systems support many different brands and types of instruments allowing standardization of connectivity and management. Those systems include:
For information on these systems, please contact the system vendors.
EHR Connectivity
For physician offices or facilities that perform SOFIA 2 testing and need to send data to an EHR system instead of an LIS system, interfacing instrument results can be challenging. QuidelOrtho recommends using the Relaymed system for QuidelOrtho analyzers. Relaymed supports interface to a wide variety of instruments and connections to leading EHR systems. Find more information here: relaymed.com