A portable handheld blood analyzer by Abbott Laboratories that has revolutionized and simplified patient-side testing, the Abbott i-STAT is designed to provide the clinician with lab-quality test results in a matter of minutes. However, what is really impressive about this laboratory equipment is that helps labs maintain regulatory compliance.
- Integration with LIS/EMR
- Addresses documentation challenges
- Ensures patient health information (PHI) confidentiality
Other features which allow labs to stay compliant with regulations are
- Management of operator certification and device lockout
- Reports on operator performance
- Reports on liquid as well as equivalent quality control
- Reports on reagent usage
- LIS interfacing
The Abbott i-STAT comes with high-end cartridge technology. Each test cartridge features chemically sensitive biosensors on a silicon chip that are set up to perform specific tests. Testing is simple. Just 2 to 3 drops of blood are applied to a cartridge which is inserted into the i-STAT handheld system. Before running a test, each cartridge initiates a series of preset quality control diagnostics to evaluate the quality of the sample and validate the reagent.
This point-of-care blood analyzer is also user-friendly and cost-effective. It weighs only 18 ounces and requires no special sample preparation or user calibration. Ergonomically designed soft keys assure comfort and ease of use. Maintenance is minimal.
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The time is near when machines will take care of the patients and not doctors. According to recent news the technology has been made and is ready to be utilized in the health care industry to monitor patients from the distance of about 200KM and treat them virtually. The concept is called Body Area Network.
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