# LabConcept--A New Mobile Healthcare Platform for Standardizing Patient Results in Telemedicine
## 3 Appling the LabConcept Telemedicine Platform
### Loading the results
The algorithm will detect by cyclical reading the entire string, symbol by symbol, the start, the values of the specific parameters, the end of the string and assigns them to the corresponding edit box with the \"set(handles.edit<\(\infty\),'string',num2 str(<parameter>,%4.2f)\" command [20], where the \"<\(\infty\)\" represents the edit box's number and \"<parameter>\" is the assay parameter from the \"load_results_2.fig\" GUI. The date of the recognized results can be entered either manually, using the format \"MM/DD/YYYY\" for the date in accordance with the month, day, year or one can select the \"Use current date\" check box from the software to automatically use the current date of the device. For this action the \"datestr(now,'mm/dd/yyyy)\" command was used [21]. The database is a (2n+1)\(\times\)r matrix which has the name format \"<first_name>_<last_name>_<domain>_mat\", where \"<first_name>\" is the first name of the patient, \"<last_name>\" is the last name of the patient, \"<domain>\" is the blood assay domain, \"n\" from the size is the number of parameters and \"r\" is the number of the uploaded results. Import--This represents the submenu that browses the device for the stored or downloaded databases using an open file dialog box in which the user indicates the path and selects the database file. To read the selected file and to get its path, the command [file,path] = uigetfile('<first_name>_<last_name>_<domain>_mat') is used and after the database selection, it is saved using \"save(<first_name>_<last_name>_<domain>_mat)\" in the local folder where the platform LabConcept runs, in order to be accessed when needed [22]. Laboratory Information System--The LIS is the submenu for the Laboratory Information System, which can be customized based on the protocol of each blood assay equipment. With this feature, the authors will establish a communication channel between LabConcept and the home use blood analyzers, such as glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and coagulation meters, used by the patients to perform self-monitoring procedures in order to constantly observe and compensate their chronic diseases with a proper treatment plan. This feature is available only for analyzers that have the capability of communicating through the LIS protocol, which can be HL7 (developed by Health Level Seven Inc.), ASTM (developed by American Society for Testing and Materials Inc.) or any other equipment specific protocols. When an assay is performed, if the LIS option is activated, the results obtained on the blood assay instruments are automatically sent via an RS232, Ethernet cable or WiFi/Bluetooth to the platform, using a specific protocol. For example, an analyzer from Sysmex Corporation has the LIS protocol ASTM, the communication is established via a cable between the analyzer and the host computer, with the baud rate of 9600, data length 8 bits, 1 stop bit and without any parity. The result record from the protocol description document [23] has the following format: \"R 1 1 1 platform, the results are automatically sent to the platform, added to the current database, analyzed using the \"Prediag\" function and sent to the doctor for further investigation.