RAPIDComm Data Management System Receives Major Upgrade
By LabMedica International staff writers Posted on 06 Sep 2016 |
Image: The RAPIDComm system ensures secure access to POC devices (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthineers).
Siemens Healthineers (Erlangen, Germany) has released a major upgrade to the RAPIDComm Data Management System, an informatics solution used to centrally manage in vitro diagnostics (IVD) analyzers and operators at the point-of-care (POC).
The RAPIDComm System is a total solution for POC data management, including cardiac support. The system connects to the Stratus CS 200 Acute Care Diagnostic System, which provides increased IVD connections, including time synchronization with the CLINITEK Status Connect System to automatically synchronize instruments daily for consistency across the POC ecosystem. Secure access ensures the POC devices are online, operational, and properly maintained, with immediate oversight and control.
Other performance and productivity features include a configurable backup utility that aids customers with remote database configurations to directly manage their backup activities; generate material use reports for diabetes and urinalysis assist in inventory management; and monitor device status alerts, email notifications, and operator comments. System features such as the lock-out component--which prohibits operators not yet certified to use the equipment from running tests--are designed to improve compliance practices and enhance patient safety.
“Point-of-care coordinators face tremendous workflow challenges when implementing and managing POC testing programs,” said Peter Koerte, president of POC at Siemens Healthineers. “They are typically responsible for managing the testing done at dozens of locations on hundreds of devices and by thousands of operators, all while ensuring results are delivered quickly and reliably, and that compliance requirements of the laboratory remain satisfied.”
The RAPIDComm Data Management System also offers online competency based training for staff, including training record management, workgroup management, personalized learning plans, e-quizzes and qualification plans, an interface to the personalized education plan (PEP) administrator, and proficiency testing.
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The RAPIDComm System is a total solution for POC data management, including cardiac support. The system connects to the Stratus CS 200 Acute Care Diagnostic System, which provides increased IVD connections, including time synchronization with the CLINITEK Status Connect System to automatically synchronize instruments daily for consistency across the POC ecosystem. Secure access ensures the POC devices are online, operational, and properly maintained, with immediate oversight and control.
Other performance and productivity features include a configurable backup utility that aids customers with remote database configurations to directly manage their backup activities; generate material use reports for diabetes and urinalysis assist in inventory management; and monitor device status alerts, email notifications, and operator comments. System features such as the lock-out component--which prohibits operators not yet certified to use the equipment from running tests--are designed to improve compliance practices and enhance patient safety.
“Point-of-care coordinators face tremendous workflow challenges when implementing and managing POC testing programs,” said Peter Koerte, president of POC at Siemens Healthineers. “They are typically responsible for managing the testing done at dozens of locations on hundreds of devices and by thousands of operators, all while ensuring results are delivered quickly and reliably, and that compliance requirements of the laboratory remain satisfied.”
The RAPIDComm Data Management System also offers online competency based training for staff, including training record management, workgroup management, personalized learning plans, e-quizzes and qualification plans, an interface to the personalized education plan (PEP) administrator, and proficiency testing.
Related Links:
Siemens Healthineers
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