System for collecting and displaying diagnostics from diagnostic instruments

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of diagnostic instruments, each diagnostic instrument comprising:
• a memory circuit storing an application comprising instructions;
• a processing unit;
• and
• a detector that interacts with a test assay, the processing unit configured to execute the instructions to:
• (i) automatically associate the test assay with multiple values to generate a diagnostic, the diagnostic stored within a memory of the diagnostic instrument, the multiple values related to one or more of:
• a test assay identifier, a test assay result, a patient identifier, and a diagnostic instrument identifier, and
• (ii) select a report transmission schedule from one of a regular interval option, a manual option, or an end user request;
• and
• (iii) transmit, at a specified time on the report transmission schedule, the diagnostic to a first server for storage, wherein the first server generates a report based on the diagnostic from each diagnostic instrument in the plurality of diagnostic instruments, the report configured for display on a second server or on an end-user workstation, wherein the report transmission schedule is provided by the first server to the application in each diagnostic instrument indicating a frequency of transmitting the diagnostic to the first server, and wherein the first server is configured to increase the frequency of transmitting the diagnostic in an infectious outbreak event.