liquid qc scheduling and lockout

• Helps ensure QC is completed successfully and on schedule; otherwise, further patient testing is prevented
• Extends the laboratory’s control over POC testing, regardless of where it is performed and who is performing it
• Helps laboratories maintain compliance with regulatory guidelines, reducing risk and consequences of noncompliance

CUSTOMIZABLE REPORTABLE RANGES

• Allows the laboratory to set the upper and lower limits of measurement in accordance with your health care facility’s policies
• Provides greater control over test reporting on the i STAT handheld

OPERATOR COMPETENCY NOTIFICATION

• Informs operators through the i-STAT handheld when their recertification deadline is approaching
• Empowers staff members to take ownership of their POC testing competency
• May reduce management and oversight required from POC coordinators

POSITIVE PATIENT ID*

• Helps ensure proper patient identification using admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) information, displaying the patient’s name, birthdate, and gender on the i-STAT handheld screen
• Promotes compliance with The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal #1: Improve the accuracy of patient identification¹
• Advances patient safety by reducing the risk of patient testing errors and adverse events due to patient ID mistakes—shown to occur in 1 of every 18 cases²

*Available on certain data management systems