Cloud-based quality control data management

A networked computing system for providing management of QC data, the networked computing system comprising:

• one or more instruments that generate test result data, the test result data including patient data and QC data;
• a Laboratory Information System (LIS) coupled to the one or more instruments via a local network;
• a QC data flow system coupled to the LIS via the local network, the QC data flow system including one or more computing devices configured to receive the test result data and extract the QC data from the test result data using a set of one or more rules;
• and
• a QC data management platform coupled to the QC data flow system via an external network, the QC data management platform including one or more computing devices configured to process the QC data to generate a result and send the result, via the external network, to the QC data flow system,
• wherein the QC data flow system forwards the result to the LIS, and the LIS implements a corrective action for the instrument based on the result.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store code comprising instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:

• receiving, via a local network, test result data for an instrument, the test result data including patient data and QC data;
• filtering the test result data to extract the QC data;
• providing, via an external network, the QC data to a cloud-based QC data management platform;
• receiving, from the cloud-based QC data management platform, a response to the QC data, the response including an operable status of the instrument;
• and
• providing the response, via the local network, to middleware that manages the instrument.