Hi Hannah

That all makes sense then.  Lisa has a great vision, but I am not sure the resources are available as of yet to meet it.  I am hoping one of the companies might jump on board soon to come up with a solution.  I think are main issue for the time being is the reporting of INR results on the KC4s used at clinic.  Currently each patient is issued a number when booking in (e.g. 1-150 depending on the number of patients at the clinic), and the analyser printout is attached to the form.  The results are then transcribed onto the DAWN system for electronic record.  We are looking for more of a way to provide a complete audit trail, including operator, reagent batches etc.  Although batch numbers and control results are recorded in a log, I don't think it provides us with the full audit trail required.

Kind regards

Michelle Bennett
Point of Care Testing Co-ordinator
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiac Divisional Offices
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Hi Michelle,

I didnt realise you were Blackpool - it was Lisa and Shaun that raised it at the DAWN usergroup meeting.

Hannah

Hannah Williams
Senior Biomedical Scientist
Haematology

0151 529 3405
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Hi Hannah

That's great, thank you for the response.  Yes we are using DAWN, I think that this is possibly where the Anticoagulant Manager first got the idea from.

I will perhaps suggest that she contacts 4S for further details.  We are just exploring options at the moment.

Kind regards

Michelle Bennett
Point of Care Testing Co-ordinator
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cardiac Divisional Offices
Tel: (01253) 95 7511
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Hi Michelle,

We use Thrombotrack/ Thrombostat analysers which are very similar, and have the same issue. As far as I know, they can't be linked to any middleware.

I know the Coagucheck XS Plus analysers can be linked to Cobas, but again we have a similar issue re domicillary visits. Which CDSS are you using? If it is DAWN, then speak to 4S as this conversation arose at the recent usergroup meeting and I think this is something they are working on.


Regards

Hannah

Hannah Williams
Senior Biomedical Scientist
Haematology Department
Aintree University Hospitals
0151 529 3405

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Hi All

Do any other Trusts use Delta KC4 analyserS for INR testing at anticoagulant clinics?  If so, I was wondering how you enter patient IDs, and if anyone has manged to link them to any IT Middelware.  We are currently looking at ways that we can improve our current service and move further toward meeting all of the ISO Standards.

Further to this, does anyone use the Roche CoaguChek XS Plus or Pro for anticoagulant domicilliary visits.  Is anyone aware of a system where the results can be transmitted to a Samsung tablet, and then directly across to the dosing system?

Kind regards

Michelle Bennett
POCT Co-ordinator
BTHFT