ASTA’s neonatal blood screening program deploys STARLIMS Public Health Solution
Hollywood, FL, USA. May 1st, 2017 – Abbott Informatics has just released a new Case Study on how the Costa Rican Association for the Screening and Prevention of Childhood Disabilities (ASTA) has deployed STARLIMS Public Health Solution.
The Costa Rican Association for the Screening and Prevention of Childhood Disabilities (ASTA) is responsible for implementation of the country’s neonatal blood screening program for inherited metabolic diseases. About 1500 tests are processed every week at the National Neonatal Screening Laboratory, using heel stick blood samples taken from every baby, within three days of birth. The samples are transported to the laboratory from collection centers around the country.
In 2012 STARLIMS was deployed at the National Neonatal Screening Laboratory, to manage every aspect of the screening
workflow. The system has streamlined analytical processing, data collection and reporting, and reduced the need for manual
data entry. A full audit trail for each patient and sample is guaranteed. STARLIMS has allowed the laboratory to reduce
the turnaround time from sample receipt to results reporting, from an average of 72 hours to just 28 hours.
