Diagnostics

Veona Lab Quality Control

Quality control, turnaround, and corrective actions connected in one workflow. QC runs are captured automatically and validated with the full Westgard multi-rule set on Levey-Jennings charts, turnaround targets are watched per test for breaches, and anything out of range opens an eSigned corrective action, so the laboratory is audit-ready and its results are trustworthy.

Westgardfull multi-rule set
Levey-Jenningslive control charts
TAT targetsper test, with breach alerts
Correctiveactions, eSigned to close
Full Westgard1-2s, 1-3s, 2-2s, R-4s, 4-1s, 10x
Levey-Jenningsper analyte and level
TAT targetstest-specific, breach-monitored
CAPAeSigned corrective actions
What it does

Quality control, turnaround, and corrective actions in one connected workflow.

A laboratory is only as good as its quality control. Veona Lab Quality Control captures every QC run as it happens, plots it on a Levey-Jennings chart per analyte and level, and validates it against the full Westgard multi-rule set so a true error is rejected and random noise is not. At the same time it watches turnaround against test-specific targets and flags breaches, and when a control fails or a target is missed it opens a corrective action that is worked and eSigned to close. QC, turnaround, and corrective actions stop being three disconnected logs and become one audit-ready record, which is exactly what an inspector, an accreditation body, and an honest result all need.

Automated QC capture on Levey-Jennings

Every control run is captured automatically against its established mean and standard deviation and plotted on a Levey-Jennings chart per analyte and level. The bench sees the run in context, the trend across days, and where the result falls against the control limits, without anyone keeping a chart by hand.

Automatic QC run capture
Mean and SD per analyte and level
Levey-Jennings chart with control limits
Trend across runs at a glance
QC / Levey-JenningsLevey-Jennings · Glucose Level 2mean+2SD-2SD1-3sRUN QC-0488 · 14:20Value 6.2 · 3.1 SD above mean

Full Westgard multi-rule validation

Each run is evaluated against the full Westgard multi-rule set, 1-2s, 1-3s, 2-2s, R-4s, 4-1s, and 10x, across levels and runs, so a warning is told apart from a rejection and a real shift or trend is caught early. The lab gets a clear accept or reject with the rule that fired, not a single crude limit that either over-flags or misses drift.

1-2s warning and 1-3s rejection
2-2s, R-4s, 4-1s, and 10x rules
Across levels and across runs
Clear accept or reject with the rule that fired
QC / Westgard rulesWestgard multi-rule evaluation1-2s warn1-3s reject2-2sR-4s4-1s10x!Run rejected · 1-3sGlucose Level 2 · 3.1 SD from meanPatient results on this analyte heldCorrective action opened automatically

Test-specific turnaround targets and breach monitoring

Set a turnaround target per test, urgent and routine, and the laboratory watches each requisition against it. A test heading for a breach is surfaced before it is late, and breaches are recorded so the pattern, by test, bench, or shift, is visible rather than anecdotal. Turnaround stops being a complaint and becomes a measured, managed number.

Turnaround targets per test
Urgent and routine targets
Live breach alerts before results are late
Breach history by test, bench, and shift
QC / TurnaroundTurnaround vs targetFULL BLOOD COUNT · target 60 min38 minUREA & ELECTROLYTES · target 90 min82 minTROPONIN · target 45 min61 min · breachBREACH MONITOR1 breach today · Troponin, night shiftCorrective action raised on the breach

Corrective actions, eSigned to close

A rejected control or a breached target opens a corrective action that names the problem, the action taken, and the owner. It is worked, reviewed, and eSigned to close, so there is a defensible record that the lab found the issue, fixed it, and verified the fix. That is what turns a quality programme from a binder into something an accreditation body can audit.

CAPA raised on a rejection or breach
Problem, action, and owner recorded
eSign to review and close
Audit-ready corrective-action history
QC / Corrective actionCorrective action · CAPA-0193PROBLEMGlucose QC rejected · 1-3s, Level 2ACTION TAKENNew control vial · recalibrated · QC re-runOWNERC. Eze · Chief MLSClosed · eSignedQC back in control · results releasedOn the audit trail with the run
Capabilities

Everything the quality programme needs.

Automated QC capture

Control runs recorded as they happen.

Levey-Jennings charts

Per analyte and level, with control limits.

Full Westgard rules

1-2s, 1-3s, 2-2s, R-4s, 4-1s, and 10x.

Accept or reject

Clear verdict with the rule that fired.

Turnaround targets

Test-specific, urgent and routine.

Breach monitoring

Flagged before results are late.

Corrective actions

Raised, owned, and worked to close.

eSign close-out

A defensible, signed record.

Audit-ready reporting

QC, TAT, and CAPA in one place.

How it works

From a control run to a closed corrective action.

Capture

Each QC run is recorded and plotted on Levey-Jennings.

Validate

Westgard multi-rules accept or reject the run.

Monitor

Turnaround is watched per test for breaches.

Correct

A failure opens a corrective action, eSigned to close.

Works with

Connected to the rest of Veona.

Questions

What buyers ask about Veona Lab Quality Control.

Which Westgard rules are supported?

The full multi-rule set: 1-2s as a warning, 1-3s, 2-2s, R-4s, 4-1s, and 10x, evaluated across levels and runs, so a true error is rejected and ordinary variation is not over-flagged.

How does it handle turnaround?

You set a turnaround target per test, with separate urgent and routine targets, and the laboratory watches each requisition against it. A test heading for a breach is surfaced early, and breaches are recorded so the pattern by test, bench, and shift is measurable.

What happens when a control fails?

Patient results on the affected analyte are held and a corrective action is opened automatically. It records the problem, the action taken, and the owner, and is eSigned to close, leaving an audit-ready trail tied to the run.

Is QC connected to the rest of the lab?

Yes. Controls flow in from analyzers through Veona Connect, results sit on the same record Veona Labs releases, sign-off uses Veona e-Sign, and the numbers roll up in Veona Pulse, so quality control, turnaround, and corrective actions are one connected workflow rather than three separate logs.

See Veona Lab Quality Control in action.

A walkthrough of Westgard multi-rule QC, turnaround targets, and eSigned corrective actions in one workflow.