Case Study : Bayer Diagnostics
Problem:
Hospitals wanted to improve the efficiency of their blood testing procedure.
Benefit:
Blood is analyzed at the point of care site, while the lab is connected remotely.
Bayer Diagnostics is a global health care company that develops, manufactures and markets blood gas analyzers, clinical chemistry, Immuno diagnostics, diabetes, hematology and urinalysis systems for the central laboratory and point of care segments. One of the group of products they have on the market is the range of Rapidlab blood gas analyzers, which offers laboratory quality results on Blood gasses, metabolites, electrolytes and hemoglobin. These analyzers measure quickly and conveniently.
In a hospital setting, where the amount of time to test blood can determine the course of treatment, most of the testing has been done in a central lab. This involves taking the sample, rushing it to the lab, analyzing the sample and returning the results to the to the Critical Care area. In order to improve turn around time from diagnosis to treatment and in order to expedite the process, hospitals are testing the blood in the Critical Care area. While this process accelerates the treatment, it creates a problem for the hospital's central lab because it does need to know the testing process and results.
With help from Lantronix, Bayer Diagnostics has developed a networking system that lets the central lab review and control, while leaving the actual testing to the Critical Care Unit. Blood is analyzed at the point of care site to improve quality and speed, while the central lab is connected remotely.
"The solution developed with the use of Lantronix's technology really adds another level of efficiency to hospitals," said Bryan Allen, Project Manager with Bayer Diagnostics. Positioning instruments in near-patient test sites, such as the Emergency Room or the ICU, allows clinicians to receive test results much faster than before, while the network connectivity allows the central lab to retain control over the remote instruments.
Contact Info:
Kristine Fowler
949-450-7240
kristine.fowler@lantronix.com
