The present invention relates to a method and system for suspending the processing of laboratory test results in a computerized environment. One or more test results from an instrument in a healthcare laboratory are received. It is determined whether the instrument has had a quality control procedure performed within a predefined period. If not, the processing of the one or more test results is suspended until the quality control procedure has been performed on the instrument. If the quality control procedure has been performed within the predefined period, it is determined whether the quality control procedure performed indicates that the instrument is performing properly. If not, the processing of the one or more test results is suspended until the quality control issue is resolved.
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