Bio-Rad Unity Real Time QC

Key Features

Smarter QC — Detect Problems Before They Affect Patients

Bio-Rad's Unity Real Time™ is the industry-leading QC data management software trusted by clinical laboratories worldwide. It captures QC results from instruments, middleware, or LIS and evaluates them immediately against user-defined Westgard rules — flagging shifts, trends, and violations in real time so issues are caught before patient results are released.

Real-time QC result capture from instruments, LIS, and middleware
17 configurable Westgard rule options — reject, warn, or off per analyte
Automated Levey-Jennings charting with colour-coded violation flagging
Bench Review and Supervisor Review workflows for prospective and periodic QC analysis
Peer group comparison via Bio-Rad's Unity Interlaboratory Program
Lot-to-lot and instrument-to-instrument comparison tools
Full audit trail — tracks all setting changes with user, date, time, and comment
Supports ISO 15189, CLIA, and other international accreditation frameworks

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Capabilities

What Unity Real Time Does

A complete QC data management ecosystem — from real-time monitoring to regulatory reporting.

Real-Time QC Monitoring

QC results evaluated instantly against Westgard rules as they arrive — colour-coded yellow warnings and red rejections for fast triage

Westgard Multi-Rules

17 rule options configurable per test — Westgard 1_2s, 1_3s, 2_2s, R_4s, 4_1s, 10_x, and more

Levey-Jennings Charts

Automated L-J charting with shift and trend detection — visual identification of systematic and random error patterns

Interlaboratory Peer Comparison

Compare your lab's QC performance against Bio-Rad's global peer group — identify bias and imprecision against your cohort

Quality Specifications Management

Built-in published allowable total error specifications: Biological Variation, CLIA, ISO, RiliBÃ„K, RCPA, and more

Autoverification Support

Bi-directional interface communicates rule evaluations to LIS for automated result release workflows

Lot Management

Lot-to-lot and instrument-to-instrument QC comparisons — smooth reagent lot transitions without loss of statistical continuity

Audit Trail & Reporting

Full audit trail of all configuration changes with user, timestamp, and reason — supports accreditation body inspections

ISO 15189 & CLIA Compliance

Designed to support clinical laboratory accreditation requirements — comprehensive documentation and reporting tools included

System Details

Unity Real Time Specifications

Product Type	QC data management software (independent, web-accessible)
QC Rule Engine	17 configurable Westgard rule options per analyte
Data Input	Direct instrument connection, LIS interface, manual entry
LIS Connectivity	Full bi-directional HL7 interface
Charting	Levey-Jennings charts with automatic shift/trend detection
Review Modes	Bench Review (prospective) + Supervisor Review (periodic)
Peer Comparison	Bio-Rad Unity Interlaboratory Program — global peer group data
Quality Specifications	Biological Variation, CLIA, ISO, RiliBÃ„K, RCPA, IQMH, and more
Accreditation Support	ISO 15189, CLIA, CAP, and other international frameworks
Audit Trail	Full change log — user, date/time, previous & current settings, comment

Unity Real Time™ QC Data Management