RALS Customer Release Notes
Throughout the year, we distribute a set of Customer Release Notes highlighting updates, new functionality and new features of our RALS systems. These updates can include features of specific device interfaces or on the overall RALS system as a whole. The list of notes below are for the most current versions of available RALS systems.
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RALS System Release Notes:
Version # |
Release Date |
Release Features |
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| 6.0 SP8 | March 25, 2021 | Includes updates for SIEMENS epoc® BG system, Abbott Afinion™ 2 analyzer, Quidel® Triage® System, and Roche Accu-Chek® Inform II device interfaces, file-based Learning Management System support, and RALS eQuiz implementation into the New RALS User Interface, and more. | |
| 6.0 SP7 | December 14, 2020 | Includes LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory support and a wide range New User Interface updates including a personalized, graphical, textual, and numerical dashboard; Levey-Jennings implementation; Role Management; Result Purge; and Outbound Results Interfacing. | |
| 6.0 SP6 | April 6, 2020 | Includes COVID-19 support on the Abbott ID NOW analyzer; manual test entry for COVID-19 testing; device interfaces for the Quidel® Solana®, Draeger JM-105, and Nova Stat Profile Prime Plus® | |
| 6.0 SP5 | February 12, 2020 | Includes New RALS User Interface updates; device module updates; Manual Test Entry (MTE) updates; and more. | |
| 6.0 SP4 | November 18, 2019 |
Includes new device interface to the CoaguSense Coag-Sense® PT/INR device; support for the Nova Biomedical NovaNet™ Interface; and more. | |
| 6.0 SP3 | August 21, 2019 | In this update, we removed the password requirement for every operator in RALS; included a new device interface to the Sysmex XP-300 hematology analyzer; had updates to the Roche Cobas® Liat® system™; and more. | |
| 6.0 SP2 | May 6, 2019 | Includes new device interfaces to the Cepheid® GeneXpert® Xpress and Hemosonics Quantra®; updates to the Abbott Glucose Module, Afinion™ 2, Cepheid GeneXpert System, SIEMENS epoc® Blood Analysis System, and Manual Test Entry; Secure Device Communication; and much more. | |
| 6.0 SP1 | December 20, 2018 | Includes a new device interface to the Quidel® Sofia® 2; and Module updates to the Quidel® Sophia®, Quidel® Triage® Meter System, HemoCue® 201 DM Glucose & HB Analyzers and Manual Test Entry (MTE). | |
| 6.0 | October 31, 2018 | Includes System Rebranding, HealthStream® LMS System Integration, Manual Test Entry (MTE) Additional Test Support, SIEMENS epoc® Blood Analysis System updates, a New “i-STAT® Quality Check Code by Operator Only” report, and much more. |
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| 5.19 | August 30, 2018 | Includes new device interfaces to the Microdialysis Dialysis AB ISCUSflex Analyzer and MEDTOXScan® Reader System; WBC manual test entry; Piccolo additional results support; and more. |
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| 5.18 | June 12, 2018 |
Includes a new device interface to the Cepheid® GeneXpert® Dx System; test material & Levey-Jennings support for the AVOXimeter® 1000E, AVOXimeter® 4000, Medtronic Hepcon™ HMS Plus, and Siemens DCA Vantage®; Manual Test Entry (MTE) Additions and more. |
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| 5.17 | March 2, 2018 |
Includes a new device interface to the Afinion™ 2 analyzer, a direct interface to the IL GEM® Premier™ 5000, new manual tests, and more. |
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| 5.16 | November 22, 2017 | Includes a new device interface for the Alere™ Reader as well as updates to the Alere™ i, Freestyle Precision Pro®, Nova Biomedical GLU, LAC and CREAT meters, cobas® Liat®, and more. | |
| 5.15 | August 31, 2017 | Includes new device interface to the IL GEM® Premier™ 5000; GEM® Premier™ 4000 Support via GEMweb® Plus 500; New Respiratory Therapy Setups; and more | |
| 5.14 | June 8, 2017 | Includes uni-directional interface to the BD Veritor™ Plus Flu A&B/RSV/Strep System; Operator Diploma Evidence; and more. |
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| 5.13 | April 17, 2017 | New Release includes Respiratory Setup and Entry; Result Notification; Result Reprocessing; Patient Ranges in a single location; interfacing to the Medonic M Series hematology analyzer and much more. |
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| 5.12 | January 19, 2017 | Added a “Result Resend’, ‘Result Reassignment’, and ‘Results Correction’ feature and updated a number of other features including, ‘Repeat Test Handling’, ‘additional grid columns’, and more. |
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| 5.11 | October 14, 2016 | Includes new device interface's for the Opti Medical OPTI® CCA-TS and OPTI Medical OPTI® CCA-TS2 analyzers; Abbott i-STAT® 1 updates including Results Review Page now supporting range filtering, allowing QC lots to be associated with a test type and ranges, supporting Linearity Charting, updates to Levey-Jennings charts, and more; Alere™ i Results Evaluation Process Updated; Nova Biomedical StatStrip® GLU / Nova Biomedical StatSensor® CREAT / Nova Biomedical StatStrip® LAC Added specimen type and patient type selection (pre-analytical comments), as well as new Nova Biomedical StatStrip® Glucose Wireless Configuration Settings; support for the Quidel Sofia® Strep A+ test; and much more. |
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| 5.10 | June 17, 2016 | Includes interface to the Roche cobas® Liat® System, and updates to orders interfacing, enhanced patient search, operator recertification, i-STAT® consumables, operators page, linearity charts, and more... |
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5.9 |
May 17, 2016 |
Includes Orders Interfacing; Task Management; Roche Observed Test Sequencing (OTS); Nova Meter Consumable Ranges Now Assigned by Location; and more! |
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| 5.8 | December 25, 2015 | Includes Auto Operator Recertification and Inventory Management features; interfacing to the Nova Stat Profile® Prime Analyzer, as well as updated system and product features. |
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5.7 Updated 11/30/15 |
July 21, 2015 |
Includes New Manual Test Entry (RALS-MTE) feature, interfaces to the Piccolo Xpress® Chemistry Analyzer, Alere HemoPoint® H2 Meter as well as updated system and product features |
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5.6 |
February 23, 2015 |
Includes interfaces to the Quidel Sofia® and Roche Urisys 1100® Analyzer as well as updated product features |
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5.5 |
December 15, 2014 |
Includes interfaces to the Alere Afinion™ AS100, Alere Cholestech LDX®, Alere INRatio®2, as well as updated product features |
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5.4 |
September 12, 2014 |
Includes support for the Alere™ i, NOVA StatSensor® CREAT and NOVA Statstrip® LAC; as well as a wide range of new product features and product updates |
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5.3 |
April 24, 2014 |
Includes support for the Mitsubishi PATHFAST® analyzer; the Radiometer ABL® 90 blood gas analyzer; and a wide range of new product features and product updates. |
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5.2 |
February 13, 2014 |
Includes support for the Abbott Freestyle Precision Pro® meter (wireless); the RAPIDPoint® 500 Device; Manual Test Entry with the Nova StatStrip® device module; and more... |
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5.1 |
December 11, 2013 |
Includes support of secure HTTP (HTTPS); the ability to Review Results on Flagged Results Page; New Reports, and more... |
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5.0 |
September 9, 2013 |
Includes Abbott Precision Xceed Pro® meter product features, available reports and communication; as well as RALS® Web3 New Product Features |
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4.0 |
May 8, 2013 |
Includes information on the epoc® Blood Analysis System, Roche Accu-Chek® Inform II, Radiometer® ABL80 OSM, IL GEM® Premier 4000, Nova StatStrip®, and i-STAT® |
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3.2 |
April 15, 2013 |
Includes New Look - New Features - New Functions |
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