The advanced instrument workstation (AIW) is one of a number of system
modules developed in the OpenLabs project, offering advanced services
that complement the basic services available from laboratory informat
ion systems (LIS) in general. The AIW services relate to instrument in
terfacing, user interfacing, quality control, calibration verification
, patient result validation, local and I emote fault diagnosis and mai
ntenance, and external quality assessment (EQA) by external organisati
ons.