HORIBA MEDICAL has launched Pentra SAfe to provide secure and remote access to its bench top haematology analyser, the ABX Pentra 60 C+.
Since this compact analyser is frequently used within point-of-care (POC) environments, such as A&E, clinics and community hospitals, it is essential for CPA accreditation and patient safety purposes that password protection and full audit trails are available. Although CPA accreditation for POC testing is not yet mandatory, it is expected that it soon will be. In line with CPA requirements, the Pentra SAfe solution provides a full audit trail of all personnel who have used the ABX Pentra 60C+ and the results they have obtained. This is possible since this desktop secure access solution requires a username and password to access the analyser’s operating system. By only assigning a password to fully trained personnel, POC Managers can monitor the competency of individual users in a POC location to guarantee quality of results and ultimately the safety of patients.
