Sample360.SA

Sample360 is digital sample collection management system that enables clinical staff to use handheld devices at the bedside to access the Hospital Electronic Patient Record System (EPR). The Handheld receives real-time sample order requests (providing an electronic worklist) and confirms a patient’s identity. It then prints sample tube labels featuring an identifying barcode or utilises pre-barcoded labels which allows the sample tube to be loaded directly onto the analyser when it reaches the laboratory. Sample orders are priority RAG rated to enable easy identification of highest priority requirements. Samples are tracked in transit and alert the handheld device once the sample has been received at the lab, when it is being analysed and when the results are ready. The tracking system is fully automatic and removes the need for clinicians to call the lab for progress reports. The system will also issue an alert if the analyser has had a problem which requires a re-sample. Hospitals already using the system have found that the barcode labels have reduced incidents of the wrong blood in the wrong sample tube and most instances of sample rejection. They also report huge efficiencies in the laboratory, as samples no longer need to be re-labelled before being loaded into the analyser. Overall, efficiencies are made on the ward and in the lab and test results are obtained faster. This in turn means clinical decisions can be made earlier and patients can be discharged sooner, therefore saving money and delivering better patient outcomes.