Online Resource Helps Manage Patients on Anticoagulant Therapy

An online resource helps simplify and streamline the process of managing patients on anticoagulation therapy.

The web-based application gives patients who self-test their prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR or clotting time) a simple, convenient way to report their test results and gives doctors a single, secure site to access data to more effectively monitor and manage their patients on warfarin therapy.

It is available to physicians who prescribe a patient self-testing program through CoaguChek Patient Services (CPS), an Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) that provides support services for physicians and their patients.

CoaguChek Link offers healthcare providers a convenient patient management resource, helping to simplify documentation and streamline office workflow so they can focus on patients that require follow-up care. Clinics and physician offices can use the application to quickly enroll patients with CPS, educate them about their therapy, view test results in real time through a password-protected portal, modify recommended test frequency or acceptable ranges for patient test results, and generally, access the information needed to monitor and adjust a patient's anticoagulant therapy from anywhere.

The patient portal of CoaguChek Link helps patients to take a more active role in their anticoagulation therapy. At their convenience, enrolled patients can simply log in to the site to report their test results, order supplies, update their profile information, or learn more about their own therapy and the importance of testing.

Roche Diagnostics (Indianapolis, IN, USA) introduced the CoaguChek link web resource, which was developed in conjunction with Voluntis (Suresnes, France) a healthcare software company specializing in Patient Relationship Management. The application is based on Voluntis' MedPassport platform.

"CoaguChek Link helps doctors and their patients stay connected so they can work together to manage the patient's anticoagulation therapy more effectively, whether the patient is at home or away," said Tim Huston, director of marketing, professional diagnostics at Roche Diagnostics Corporation. "It simplifies the process for everyone, facilitates better therapy management, and contributes to the goal of helping improve patient outcomes."

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