Re:Theranos Ran Tests Despite Quality Problems
by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @03:29PM
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Not necessary. I worked in the medical device field for many years, writing software to control instruments that tested blood (serum).
The instruments can be trusted.
If a test is borderline, either the lab tech will manually retest it, or some instruments can be given business rules like "if result is on the threshold of good/bad, automatically rerun the test and provide both results to the physician."
We were well aware that the software we wrote affected real people's lives and acted accordingly. These idiots are only giving the rest of us a bad name.
The instruments can be trusted.
If a test is borderline, either the lab tech will manually retest it, or some instruments can be given business rules like "if result is on the threshold of good/bad, automatically rerun the test and provide both results to the physician."
We were well aware that the software we wrote affected real people's lives and acted accordingly. These idiots are only giving the rest of us a bad name.