Clinical Lab Environmental Monitoring
CenTrak's automatic clinical laboratory environmental monitoring system provides real-time, wireless temperature tracking with alerts and data storage to ensure specimen integrity, enhance patient safety, prevent material loss, improve staff efficiency, and maintain regulatory compliance by eliminating manual temperature checks in clinical labs.
Automatic Clinical Laboratory Environmental Monitoring
Continuously track and control environmental conditions to ensure the integrity of your clinical specimens, directly impacting testing quality, performance, and operational efficiency.
Eliminate Manual Measurements
CenTrak's laboratory environmental and temperature monitoring provides real-time insight into the conditions of diagnostic samples and test results in clinical laboratories. Automatic alerting for out-of-range temperatures helps identify potential issues with improper storage, enabling staff to correct problems before spoilage occurs.
Manual recording of refrigeration temperatures and conditions is time-consuming and prone to human error, resulting in inconsistent data and inaccuracies. CenTrak's automated temperature monitoring solution ensures accuracy and reliability, preserving important reagent and time-sensitive test results.
Benefits of Automated Monitoring
- Patient Safety: Protect the integrity of lab samples and diagnostic tests to deliver high-quality care.
- Loss Prevention: Prevent loss of critical materials with real-time temperature alerts for immediate corrective action.
- Regulatory Compliance: Automatic and reliable documentation ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Staff Efficiency: Improve productivity by eliminating manual, twice-daily temperature checks.
System Features
CenTrak's wireless, real-time environmental monitoring system notifies staff when conditions fall outside user-set parameters. The software offers robust graph, alert, and report views, enabling immediate corrective actions, data analysis, and effortless compliance reporting.
Temperature Sensors
- LCD-display Temperature Sensor for refrigerators, freezers, and other storage areas
- Dual-port capabilities for dual-zone monitoring (-200°C to +125°C with selected probes) or single-zone with optional door sensor
- 30 days of measurement data storage for retrieval during power or network outages
- Configurable reporting and measurement rates (5 to 60 minutes)
- 2-year battery life
- Multiple buffer types and probe lengths available
Applications:
- Pharmacy
- Vaccines
- Blood Bank
- Cryogenic Storage
- Food Service
Ambient Temperature & Humidity Sensors
- Ensure correct ambient temperatures (0°C to 70°C) and relative humidity (10% to 90% RH)
- 2-year battery life and low-battery alert
- Configurable reporting and measurement rates (5 to 60 minutes)
- 30 days of measurement data storage
- Built-in LCD display for immediate viewing, alarms, and local alert settings
- Certified 2-year calibration for measurement accuracy
Applications:
- Pharmacy
- Blood Bank
- Food Service
Real-Time Alerting
- Alert notifications based on sensing value, device status (probe disconnect, door ajar, low battery), and process breakdowns
- Real-time alerts and customizable escalation chains for immediate action
- Corrective actions are logged in the system for sensor and alert management
- Integration with Active Directory for proper notification routing
- Quick configuration of sensors, users, and alerts via import/export tool
Alert Delivery Methods:
- SMS/MMS
- Alarm, lights, strobes
- Phone calls
Regulatory Reporting
- Automated compliance reports and sensor history audit logs
- Reports can be generated for individual devices or customized groupings (e.g., departmental views)
- Eliminates the need for manual documentation and reduces human error
Supported Regulations:
- FDA 21 CFR Part 11
- Joint Commission
- State Board of Health
- AABB (American Association of Blood Banks)
- CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments)
Environmental Monitoring Technology
- Scalable solution for fully wireless deployments
- Operates under various network configurations: Active UHF (900 MHz), Wi-Fi (Cisco CCX, Aruba ACX, UDP), WPA2 Enterprise
- Sensors are field-configurable and support over-the-air firmware upgrades
- BLE connectivity for simple setup
Additional Supported Solutions:
- Asset Tracking & Management
- Clinical Workflow Automation
- Staff and Patient Safety
NIST Certification Services
- Adherence to ISO-17025 quality protocols
- Each probe and sensor is NIST certified and documented before shipment
- Certificates stored electronically in the monitoring software
- Re-certification alerts available
- NIST services provided by CenTrak or certified partners
CenTrak's environmental monitoring solutions help healthcare facilities increase productivity, streamline workflows, improve patient and staff satisfaction, and reduce costs.
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