News
Radiometer and MAS Announce
Limited Launch of ABL®
Series Blood Gas Analyzer Module to RALS®-Plus
Charlottesville,
VA and Westlake, OH
– June 19, 2009 - Radiometer and Medical Automation Systems,
Inc. (MAS) have announced that they have begun a limited launch
of a RALS®-Plus module for Radiometer's ABL series
blood gas analyzers. RALS-Plus is a widely used point-of-care (POC)
data management system developed and marketed by MAS.
Available in RALS-Plus, this
module will enable users of Radiometer's ABL®800 and
ABL®80 analyzers to automatically manage, report and
electronically transfer patient blood gas data to the RALS-Plus
database and the hospital's laboratory information system.
“The RALS-Plus module for the
ABL800 and ABL80 offers Radiometer customers another choice for
getting critical test results to the caregiver in a
decentralized testing model,” said Heidi Egensperger, Radiometer
America’s product manager for the ABL80 series analyzers.
“We are pleased to enter into
this relationship with a POC market leader like Radiometer,”
said Stephanie Shufelt, RALS-Plus Product Manager, “and we are
excited, as are our customers, about adding the ABL series
analyzers to the RALS portfolio.”
Radiometer's ABL800 FLEX is
equipped with FLEXQ, a module that automatically mixes and
measures samples to ensure sample integrity for the best
possible results. In addition, the ABL800 with FLEXQ
automatically processes blood specimens, providing an
unsurpassed level of automation in blood gas testing. The ABL80
is a portable, cartridge-based analyzer, offering fast
turnaround, ease of use and no maintenance for POC applications.
RALS-Plus is a leader in
connectivity systems for POCT and provides users with total
control of their program. At the click of an icon you can view
all results that have been downloaded, display all results that
have been flagged based on setup criteria, electronically manage
all system operators, email weekly and monthly reports and so
much more. In addition, MAS offers RALS-Web, which enables users
to remotely connect to their RALS-Plus database and access key
information from any device using computer connected on the
hospital network.
About MAS
Medical
Automation Systems, Inc. (www.rals.com)
is the country’s premier provider of data management systems
used by hospitals to monitor and manage diagnostic testing
performed at the patient’s bedside. Founded in 1994, MAS
currently has systems running in over 1,600 U.S. hospitals by
the end of 2009. With the 1999 Institute of Medicine report on
the impact of medical errors on patient mortality and cost of
care, an increasing number of hospitals are focused on taking
steps to minimize the number of errors tied to patient and
specimen identification. RALS-Plus provides a healthcare
information technology (IT) solution that can aid in eliminating
sources of bedside diagnostic testing identification errors
cited in the Institute’s report. Other products include RALS-Web,
providing instant access to POC results through the hospital
intranet; RALS-eQuiz, an on-line training tool with
re-certification quizzes and automatic grading; and the RALS-Report,
a benchmarking service that represents the largest data
repository for hospital blood glucose measurement in the
country. MAS also supports websites that provide source and
reference materials on the point-of-care industry and glycemic
control protocols. Visit
www.pointofcare.net, and
www.glycemiccontrol.net.
About Radiometer
Radiometer is a
world leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of
technologically advanced acute care testing solutions.
Radiometer’s products and services simplify and automate all
phases of acute care testing, so hospitals can get fast results,
reduce workload and the risk of errors, and improve cost
effectiveness. For more information, visit
www.radiometeramerica.com.
