Important Information About Your QC Program - QCNet

Important Information about Your QC ProgramAbbott ARCHITECT/Aeroset, TIBCThere are 2 kits used to report TIBC on the Abbott ARCHITECT/Aeroset analyzers:KitUnity Method8D54, TIBC Ferric Chloride, Alumina6K95 (UIBC) Calculated (since UIBC + Iron = TIBC)If you use these kits to report TIBC QC data to Unity, please UPDATE your Unity MethodSiemens ADVIA Centaur, TSHThere are 3 Chemiluminescent TSH kits available on the Centaur/XP and CP:If you use any of these kits and report QC data to Unity, please code your test as follows:KitTSHTSH-3TSH3-UltraUnity ReagentDedicated3 rd GenerationSiemens Centaur TSH3-UltraPlease UPDATE your codes to provide better peer comparisons.Abbott Aeroset/ARCHITECT Creatinine, UpdateIn an effort to increase peer group sizes and reduce coding variability, we need your help. Depending onthe creatinine kit you use for reporting QC data to Unity, please UPDATE your codes as follows:Kit Unity Method Unity Reagent3L81Alkaline picrate-kinetic, IFCC-IDMSStandardizedDedicated Reagent8L24 Enzymatic, IFCC-IDMS Standardized Dedicated Reagent7D64 Alkaline picrate – kinetic Dedicated Reagentcontinued on page 2In the United States, Technical Service, QC Program and Software Support hours: Monday – Friday 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)If you have questions, please contact your Bio-Rad UNITY Representative at800-854-6737 in the US and 800-361-1808 in Canada, or your local Bio-Rad office.April 2010 Data Reports, Sent in May J:\Unity Flyer

Important Information about Your QC ProgramRoche Cobas Integra, CreatinineIn an effort to increase peer group sizes and reduce coding variability, we need your help. Depending onthe creatinine kit you use for reporting QC data to Unity, please UPDATE your codes as follows:Kit Unity Method Unity ReagentCREJ2Alkaline picrate-kinetic, IFCC-IDMSStandardizedDedicated ReagentCREP2 Enzymatic, IFCC-IDMS Standardized Dedicated ReagentPlease UPDATE your codes as necessary.Roche Hitachi/ MODULAR and Cobas ‘c’models, CreatinineIn an effort to increase peer group sizes and reduce coding variability, we need your help. Depending onthe creatinine kit you use for reporting QC data to Unity, please UPDATE your codes as follows:Kit Unity Method Unity ReagentCREJ2Alkaline picrate-kinetic, Rate Blanked, IFCC-IDMSStandardizedDedicated ReagentCREJ2 (STAT) Alkaline picrate-kinetic, IFCC-IDMS Standardized Dedicated ReagentCREP2 Enzymatic, IFCC-IDMS Standardized Dedicated ReagentPlease UPDATE your codes as necessary.Beckman Coulter AU Chemistry, Total BilirubinThere is a single total bilirubin reagent available for the Beckman Coulter AU chemistry instrumentsworldwide, OSR6X12. The Unity reporting method for this kit is DPD. If you have usedthis reagent since the beginning of your current Bio-Rad control lot, please UPDATE your method.continued from page 1In the United States, Technical Service, QC Program and Software Support hours: Monday – Friday 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)If you have questions, please contact your Bio-Rad UNITY Representative at800-854-6737 in the US and 800-361-1808 in Canada, or your local Bio-Rad office.April 2010 Data Reports, Sent in May J:\Unity Flyer