Upgrading Middleware Validations Plan (RALS)
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What type of validation plan does everyone's healthcare system follow regarding a middleware upgrade? For example, we use RALS and EPIC. We are upgrading to RALS Version 8.6.1 from version 7.1.2 and interested in seeing what other systems have done for validations. I understand ultimately that the CLIA director has final approval but I would like to provide ideas to him on what other systems are doing. Thanks so much in advance!
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On May 20, 2025 the RALS interface was upgraded from version 8.1.1 to version 8.5.2. This new version involved minor changes to the user interface but did not change the way data was stored or transmitted.
Results were monitored in real time on the day of the upgrade to ensure that patient test results were received from each device type and were transmitted accurately to the patient’s electronic health record (Epic). Devices which did not perform tests on 5/20 were monitored on subsequent days until transmission could be verified.
The new version performed as expected and is acceptable for continued use in the management of patient results.
We have RALS and Meditech. We perform test patients on the analyzers making sure the critical values and comments (specific age/sex results have the correct ranges and hard stop comments perform correctly) cross by grabbing screen shots.