Case Studies - Point of Care

RAPIDComm Data Management System helps Ireland’s largest teaching hospital achieve uniform POCT compliance

Learn more about why the Stratus CS Acute Care System is now the analyzer of choice for all laboratory cardiac troponin I testing at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.

Products: Stratus® CS 200 Acute Care™ Diagnostic System

Pediatrician Dr. Henk-Jan Aanstoot is fighting the rising tide of diabetes in children in the Netherlands with an innovative care-and-treatment program that is reducing long-term blood sugar levels in young diabetics and the need for hospital visits.

The need to demonstrate compliance across a range of POC testing services was a major driver behind the Royal Free’s decision to upgrade to version 4.0 of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics’ RAPIDComm^® Data Management System.

Metabolic Disease Associates went back to the DCA Vantage Analyzer two years ago, and the three DCA Vantage Analyzers have been running smoothly.

The physician assistant and the physician have the HbA1c results ready when the patient is in the room. The immediacy of providing feedback while the patient is still in the office is a significant advantage.

Warrington Hospital was one of the first hospitals in the UK to the RAPIDLab^® 1200 Blood Gas Analyzers and the RAPIDComm^® v3.0 Data Management System. Most recently, it has installed CLINITEK Status^® Connect systems as well.

The Stratus CS Acute Care Diagnostic System and the troponin I method in an acute care setting can contribute to more swift diagnosis and treatment, and may reduce the continuation of heart damage due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Appropriate deployment of technology can significantly decrease hospital spending. For those tested by the Stratus CS System, boarding costs were reduced by 21%, pharmacy costs by 28%,lab costs by 22% and cardiac procedural costs by 14%.

From the Australian Outback to the East Coast of the United States, and many other places around the world, Siemens is helping healthcare professionals in their battle against diabetes with the DCA Vantage Analyzer for diabetes management.