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Biosite
Diagnostics Partners with Medical Automation Systems to Enhance LIS Connectivity and Data Management of POC
Cardiac Marker Test Results
San Diego, CA
– April 24, 2001 - Rapid and effortless transfer of
patient test result information from Biosite Diagnostics’
Triage® Cardiac System to laboratory and hospital
information systems is now possible with the
Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data Management
System. Currently
used in major hospitals nationwide and being implemented in
several centers, the system interfaces directly with all the
major HIS/LIS systems including Meditech,
McKessonHBOC, Cerner®, Sunquest®, Soft
Computing, VISTA, and Shared Medical Systems, enabling automatic
transfer of key information.
“With
the new Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data
Management System, hospitals can now manage the Triage®
Rapid Diagnostics family of products more efficiently and
cost-effectively, especially in large POC hospitals,” said
Matthew Posard, Biosite’s marketing director.
Mary
Catherine Parker, POC coordinator, with Piedmont Hospital in
Atlanta, GA says, “The Triage® Census™
Plus LIS Data Management System communicates directly with our
Cerner® LIS computer, giving us effective
integration of patient information and test results which
greatly enhances our ability to track patient data rapidly and
maintain accurate billing information. Since we implemented this
system in February 2001, our data requirements have been more
easily achieved.”
With
the new Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data
Management System, laboratory personnel can
rapidly
access information about POC cardiac marker testing.
The system enables laboratory personnel to capture and
store test results and rapidly access patient information, that
can be used to immediately fulfill billing (reimbursement)
procedures. The
system’s extensive analysis and reporting tools also help
hospitals to comply with laboratory regulatory requirements such
as CLIA, CAP and JCAHO.
To
enable automatic transfer of test information, Biosite is
partnering with Medical Automation Systems, Inc. (MAS,
Charlottesville, VA), a pioneer in the development of data
management systems for POC testing.
The companies have integrated Biosite’s Triage®
Census™ Data Management System with the MAS RALS®-LIS
Interfacing System, enabling automatic transfer of Triage®
test results from the meter through Census and into the LIS.
RALS-LIS provides automated interfacing between any POC data
management systems and all major LIS systems.
“We
are pleased to expand our relationship with Biosite Diagnostics.
The combination of our products allows us to deliver the
most innovative and advanced systems to meet hospital
customers’ diagnostic information management and regulatory
requirements,” says Greg Menke, chief executive officer and
president of Medical Automation Systems. “In addition, the
Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data Management System
enables a laboratory manager or POC coordinator to manage
quality controls for testing meters located throughout the
hospital in various POC locations, such as the ER, Chest Pain
Unit, Critical Care Unit or in the laboratory itself.”
The
Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data Management System
will be featured as part of Biosite’s activities at the
American Association for Clinical Chemistry meeting in Chicago
in July.
THE
TRIAGE® CENSUS™ PLUS LIS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Q.
What is The Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data Management
System?
A.
The Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data
Management System is a data transfer system that within minutes,
transfers all patient test results from the Triage®
Cardiac System directly to the hospital or laboratory internal
data management system.
Q.
Which laboratory systems are compatible with the Triage®
Census™ Plus LIS Data Management System?
A.
Through RALS-LIS, the Triage® Census™ Plus
interfaces directly with the most commonly used LIS/HIS systems:
Sunquest®, MediTech,
Cerner®, McKessonHBOC,
VISTA, Soft Computing, and Shared Medical Systems.
Q.
What data is transferred from the Triage® Census™ Plus
LIS Data Management System to the laboratory system?
A.
The Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data Management
System rapidly transfers all patient test results directly to
the in-house laboratory information system.
Q.
Why
is this data transfer important?
A.
Many laboratory personnel have reported that the major
limitation they have encountered with POC testing systems in
recent years has been the inability of the systems to track
patient test results for billing information and data
management. By
enabling rapid and electronic data transfer directly from the
Triage® Cardiac POC system to their LIS system, the
Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data Management System
provides laboratory personnel with instant access to the
information they require. Additionally,
this data enhances their ability to fully comply with laboratory
regulatory requirements.
Q. Is there another role for the system?
A.
Yes,
The Triage® Census™ Plus LIS Data Management
System enables the laboratory manager or the POC coordinator to
manage quality controls for the Triage® Meter when
located in various departments of the hospital, such as the ER,
Chest Pain Unit, Critical Care Unit or in the laboratory itself.
Q. Is the system available to international customers as well?
A.
The current version of the system does not support
international customers. However,
a new version is expected to be introduced in the 3rd
Quarter, 2001 will have several important enhancements,
including international data formats. That version will also
fully support both Triage® Cardiac and BNP testing
and offer a fully automated “hands-free” upload from the
meter test completion to the hospital’s LIS system in about
one minute.
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