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Research Interests:
Dr. Blank's research interest is in medical informatics. His goal is to develop and implement robotics and provide custom LIS tools suitable for managing multiple labs in a multiple-hospital environment. Current analysis, historical and forecasting will be supported. Also, continued extensions and applications of test specifications to decision support will be pursued.
Selected Publications:
Blank G. Informatics in clinical pathology. Proceedings of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology meeting, San Francisco, March 1994.
Blank G, Potter T. Episode/event management for Revision 5.1 clinical service reporting considerations monogram for Sunquest User Group, 1995.
Blank G, Glodon B, Parker D, Reeves T. Episode/event management for Revision 5.1 implementation for hospital information system interfaces monogram for Sunquest User Group, 1996.
Blank G. Clinical Pathology Lab and LIS Disaster Support and Y2K Recovery Plan, Sunquest User Group, 1999.
Blank G. HIS Maintenance and Support, Sunquest User Group, 1999.
Computer Programs:
UCLS01: Program to define and print comprehensive maintenance specifications for the Sunquest LIS, 1994.
UCLS05: A program to case shift physician maintenance within the Sunquest LIS, 1994.
UCLS06: A program to manage a core lab's proficiency testing surveys.
UCLS07: A program to provide an audit of system maintenance.
UCLS08: A program to extract patient result records and format them as HL7 records, 1995.
UCLS12: A program to audit the patients purged from the LIS.
UCLS14: A program to monitor database registration operations for errors and integrity failures.
UCLS15: An insurance agency charge audit and lab management program.
UCLS17: An audit program to insure data transfer to a comprehensive patient repository.
UCLS20: A sensitive test patient report program. Prepares patient reports for secure patient results.
UCLS21: Report Schedule Template Management. Updates of files suitable for Web-base system support activities.
UCLS22: HIS Interface Maintenance QA.
UCLS23: A program to perform QA checks on aspects of the LIS maintenance, phase 1 diagnosis codes.
UCLS24: User initiated file transfer, supports e-mail and FTP copies.
UCLS25: A program to analyze POCT performance and support daily process control.
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