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Connecting the Fujifilm DRI-CHEM NX600 to your LIS or EHR
Bench-top chemistry gives a clinic a broad panel in minutes without sending bloods away, but the results still have to reach the systems the clinic runs on. Where that last step is manual, someone reads each value off the analyser or a printout and keys it into the patient record. That takes time, it is easy to transpose a digit across a wide panel, and the record of who did what can be thin.
This page explains, in plain terms, how a Fujifilm DRI-CHEM NX600 can send its results into a laboratory information system (LIS) or electronic health record (EHR), and what Catenix does in the middle so that results flow automatically and quality-control data stays where it belongs.
Quick answer
The Fujifilm DRI-CHEM NX600 sends results over your network using HL7 v2.5.1, following the IHE Laboratory Analytical Workflow (LAW) profile, with the analyser acting as the client. Catenix captures those results at your site with a small on-site gateway, keeps quality-control runs separate from patient results, preserves an audit trail, and can forward the patient results to your LIS or EHR. You avoid manual transcription and keep a clear record of what was received.
| Aspect | What Catenix supports |
|---|---|
| Device type | Dry-chemistry clinical chemistry analyser (bench-top) |
| Interface family | HL7 v2.5.1 result messages, IHE LAW profile |
| Transport | Over the site network (TCP/IP), analyser as client |
| Direction | Results in, from the analyser to Catenix |
| Result format | Numeric chemistry values with units, normalised on capture |
| Quality control | QC runs identified and held separate from patient results |
| Onward delivery | Patient results can be pushed to a LIS or EHR |
What the Fujifilm DRI-CHEM NX600 measures
The Fujifilm DRI-CHEM NX600 is a bench-top, dry-chemistry clinical chemistry analyser. It uses slide-based reagents rather than liquid reagents, and it can report around 31 measured and calculated tests, spanning markers such as CRP, a liver panel, a renal panel, lipids and electrolytes. The panel available at any site depends on the slides and calculated items that site has configured.
Catenix does not change what the device measures or how it is operated. Our scope is connectivity: taking the results the analyser already produces and moving them reliably into your other systems. We make no claim about the device's clinical performance or its suitability for any diagnostic decision.
How the DRI-CHEM NX600 connects
The DRI-CHEM NX600 connects over an Ethernet network and exchanges results using HL7 version 2, the same general messaging family used across much of healthcare for sending results between systems. On its public specifications, it follows the IHE Laboratory Analytical Workflow (LAW) profile at HL7 v2.5.1, with the analyser acting as the client that sends its results out to a receiver on the network.
HL7 version 2 is a long-established standard for exchanging clinical messages such as results. In broad terms, each message carries the identifying details of a test event and the values that go with it, structured so that a receiving system can file them against the right record. Catenix speaks this general interface. We do not need, and this page does not publish, any vendor-specific internal detail about how individual values are laid out.
At your site, a small Catenix gateway sits on the local network and receives the result messages the analyser sends. The gateway is the only piece of new hardware involved, and it runs quietly alongside your existing kit. The analyser can connect to it directly, without a separate vendor data manager in between.
Results and quality control in Catenix
Once the gateway receives a result, Catenix records it in your cloud workspace with a timestamp and keeps an audit trail of what arrived and when. Nothing is retyped, so the value in the record is the value the analyser produced, and each chemistry result carries its units through with it.
Chemistry analysers also produce quality-control runs, the checks that confirm the device and slides are behaving as expected. Catenix identifies these QC runs and keeps them separate from patient results, so a control sample never lands in a patient's record and your QC history stays intact for review. This separation is worked out from the information in the incoming results, without any change to how the analyser is used.
From there, Catenix can forward the patient results onward to the systems your site already runs, such as a LIS or an EHR. The result flows once, automatically, from the bench through to the record, and the same audit trail follows it.
Getting connected
To connect a DRI-CHEM NX600, a site typically needs the analyser configured to send results over the network to a receiver, a Catenix gateway on that same network, and agreement on where patient results should be delivered. Most of the setup is configuration rather than new equipment.
If you are planning a connection or want to check what your current setup allows, our team can talk it through with you. See /contact/ to get in touch, /platform/ for how the workspace and gateway fit together, and /pricing/ for how it is packaged. For security and data handling, see /security/ and /trust/.
Questions clinics ask
Can I connect a Fujifilm DRI-CHEM NX600 to my LIS?
Yes. The DRI-CHEM NX600 offers an HL7 v2.5.1 result interface over the network, and Catenix captures results from it and can forward them to a LIS or EHR. The main requirement is that the analyser is configured to send results and that a Catenix gateway is on the same network.
Do I need new hardware to make this work?
The only new item is the small Catenix gateway that sits on your local network. The analyser carries on as it is, and most of the work is configuration rather than installation.
How are quality-control runs handled?
Catenix recognises QC runs in the incoming results and keeps them separate from patient records. Your control results stay grouped for review and never appear against a patient, which keeps both the patient record and the QC history clean.
Will results still be transcribed by hand?
No. Once the connection is live, results move from the analyser into Catenix and onward automatically, so nobody rekeys a value. An audit trail records what was received and when.
Which tests are supported?
Catenix carries whatever result the analyser sends, so the tests available depend on the slides and panels your site runs rather than on Catenix. We handle the connectivity, not the measurement itself.
How do we get started?
Get in touch through /contact/ and we can review your current setup, the analyser's interface configuration, and where you want results delivered. See /platform/ for how the gateway and workspace work together.
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Reviewed July 2026. Back to integrations. Going deeper on the standard: our HL7 v2 field guide.
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