As much as SARS-CoV-2 has altered the way humans live since the beginning of 2020,<br/>this virus's deadly nature has required clinical testing to meet 2020's demands of higher<br/>throughput, higher accuracy and higher efficiency. Information technology has allowed<br/>institutions, like Arizona State University (ASU), to make strategic and operational changes to<br/>combat the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. At ASU, information technology was one of the six facets<br/>identified in the ongoing review of the ASU Biodesign Clinical Testing Laboratory (ABCTL)<br/>among business, communications, management/training, law, and clinical analysis. The first<br/>chapter of this manuscript covers the background of clinical laboratory automation and details<br/>the automated laboratory workflow to perform ABCTL’s COVID-19 diagnostic testing. The<br/>second chapter discusses the usability and efficiency of key information technology systems of<br/>the ABCTL. The third chapter explains the role of quality control and data management within<br/>ABCTL’s use of information technology. The fourth chapter highlights the importance of data<br/>modeling and 10 best practices when responding to future public health emergencies.
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- The Making of ASU Biodesign Clinical Testing Laboratory (ABCTL): Information Technology
- Kandan, Mani (Co-author)
- Leung, Michael (Co-author)
- Woo, Sabrina (Co-author)
- Knox, Garrett (Co-author)
- Compton, Carolyn (Thesis director)
- Dudley, Sean (Committee member)
- Computer Science and Engineering Program (Contributor)
- Department of Information Systems (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)