We had many problems with the hospital information system HIS interface to Medinfo including inability to directly read ISBT codes and more recently, inability to report multiple antibody simultaneously after a “feature update.” This regression error meant that doctors could not see the proper antibody results in the HIS. Everyone had to rely on the blood bank system to see the actual results. This was another reason that I kept the blood bank system separate from the HIS: the HIS database was corrupted for blood bank results. The only accurate database was the blood bank’s system. Regretfully, this data was never restored to the HIS system.

Note: In the following document the B* interface refers to the HIS system.