Delphic AP release highlights

We’re excited to bring you up to date with new features released in Delphic AP versions 9.2.5 and 9.2.6.

Key highlights include: 

• New developments for the Bowel Screening module
• Enhancement of the Single Piece Workflow module
• Delphic AP qualified for Windows 11
• Label printing improvements
• Secured Delphic AP LIS interface
• Image Viewer enhancements

For more complete information, please refer to the release notes on the Sysmex Knowledge Base.

What’s new in Delphic AP v9.2.5 and v9.2.6

Image Viewer

Additional configuration options for Image viewer

For sites using the Imaging module, we’ve introduced additional local PC configuration options to enhance the reliability of the Image Viewer launching:

• It is now possible to configure the number of retry attempts and wait times before launching the Image Viewer.
• Users can now choose their preferred application to view request form images, i.e., the Windows Photo Viewer (default) or the default Windows app for photos.

Standardised file naming in HL7v2Receiver

The HL7v2Receiver now uses a standardised naming format when generating files from incoming HL7 messages. This enables Delphic AP to process the HL7 files in chronological order based on date and time.

HL7 debug file management

Administrators can check HL7 files before sending them to external systems using the ‘Generate debug file?’ Server Configuration option. With this update, debug files are stored in a separate location from the actual HL7 files, preventing any accidental transmission of debug files to external systems.

Label printing

Registration label printer

Users can now define a preferred printer for printing registration labels from their local PC. This removes the need for registration staff to rely on their Windows default printer settings, saving time that was previously spent configuring it in each session.

Add laboratory name to printed reports and labels

It is now possible to include the laboratory name on printed reports and labels for registration, slides and cassettes.

Customisation for registration labels

Administrators now have more options for customising registration labels generated during registration. The registration label format can now include the specimen name/code, and can accommodate up to 15 patient identifiers (PIDs) to ensure accurate patient identification within a multi-site environment.

Single Piece Workflow (SPW) enhancements

Block comments for all extra procedures.

When scanning a block at the Cutting workstation, users can now view block comments for all extra procedures.

Delphic LIS interface

Secure Delphic AP LIS interface by replacing FTP with SCP

Previously, file transfers between Delphic AP and Delphic LIS relied on FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for transmitting reports or registrations. We have now transitioned to SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) to enhance the security of patient data transfers between both systems. This means that FTP is no longer supported in Delphic AP.

Sectra digital pathology system

Improved patient recognition in Sectra

Previously, only one primary patient ID could be sent to Sectra’s digital pathology system in HL7 messages. With this update, all patient IDs stored in Delphic AP records are now included, enabling pathologists to easily identify and locate patients within Sectra.

Delphic AP New Zealand Bowel Screening module

These developments are specific to New Zealand sites using the Delphic AP Bowel Screening module.

The Delphic AP Bowel Screening module is designed to support New Zealand’s National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP), which focuses on the early detection and treatment of bowel cancer. The structured reporting templates within the module offer an intuitive experience for all reporting pathologists entering bowel screening histology data into Delphic AP. These templates adhere to the Bowel Screening Histology Data Standard published by HISO, ensuring the accuracy of reporting to the Bowel Screening Register (BSR) system.

Improved insert report text functionality

The insert report text function allows the reporting pathologist to automatically format and insert bowel screening histology data (BSHD) into the Report Text section of a bowel screening report. We have made several improvements to this functionality to ensure the appropriate preservation of report text data:

• Manually entered report text is now saved and preserved if you close the document without saving.
• An error message will now be displayed if specimen details are incomplete.

• Comments entered in the BSHD specimen dialog are now included.
• A warning dialog will now alert users that the insert report text function will no longer be available after saving and closing the report.

• Prior to saving and closing the report, you can still update the BSHD for any specimen. Clicking the insert report text function will now synchronise the report text with the updated BSHD without overwriting any manually entered content.

Office area

Specimen type column in Office area

A new Specimen Type column has been added to the Office > Transcription and Office > Status view, enabling Delphic AP typists to easily view the specimen type(s) for each request and prioritise typing tasks more effectively.

General Delphic AP enhancements

Delphic AP qualified for Windows 11

Delphic AP is now qualified for Windows 11 for client PCs. Note that Delphic AP is still supported on Windows 10, which has an end of support date of 14 October, 2025.

Procedures dialog enhancements

We’ve introduced several enhancements to the Procedures dialog to streamline the process of adding procedures to blocks on a work order:

• The system now remembers the last selected procedure category, saving time by setting it as the default filter option the next time the dialog box is opened in the user’s session.
• Administrators can now customise which procedure categories are displayed.
• The dialog box has been expanded to allow users to view more procedures and longer names without the need for excessive scrolling.

Lab Enquiry action

The Lab Enquiry action button provides access to patient results in external systems (e.g. Eclair). The Lab Enquiry action button was previously only available within open request documents using the View > Lab Enquiry option. In response to user feedback, we’ve reintroduced it to the Pathologist and Enquiry views for easy access.

Additional rich text fields for historical requests

For administrators loading history data, they can now add up to four rich text fields to a custom user subform. This enables them to import additional non-patient data, such as an Opinion field, and display it with other information within the historical request.

Updating request details

When reassigning a request to a different patient using the Update Request Details form, any additional patient identifiers are now updated across all relevant documents, including supplementary, amended, and preliminary reports. This ensures synchronisation between all documents associated with a request ID.

Agents

In Delphic AP, software agents are used to carry out tasks such as generating reports, letters, messages to other documents, processing incoming requests, and system maintenance. They can be scheduled to run as required by the administrator.

Enhancements to Agents

• The Request Import agent now automatically retrieves the specimen type from HL7 messages imported into Delphic AP and adds it to the request, eliminating the need for manual data entry during specimen receipt.
• The Delphic AP Export agents have been upgraded to handle network issues more effectively, ensuring the successful export of requests to the Delphic LIS.

SNOMED

Improved SNOMED history import

Previously when importing SNOMED data into Delphic AP from a history import file, all SNOMED codes were saved under “specimen 01” for the request. In this release, the SNOMED field format has been expanded to include specimen numbers, SNOMED codes, and phrase data. This allows the system to associate each SNOMED code with its appropriate specimen code in the Delphic AP SNOMED database, enabling administrators to accurately analyse imported historical data.

In addition, any differences in SNOMED phrases imported into Delphic AP can now be recorded as variants in the SNOMED database documents. If the imported code/phrase doesn’t directly match an entry in the SNOMED database, the phrase variant field is searched.

HPI facility

This enhancement is specific to New Zealand sites only.

Administrators can now view and edit the HPI facility from Location documents stored in the Doctors & Locations database. Previously, this information was only available on Doctor documents. This update provides a more comprehensive overview of facility details supplied by the Delphic LIS.