Syndromic and point-of-care molecular diagnostic testing methods have transformed the landscape of infectious disease diagnostics. These methods enable rapid and simultaneous identification of multiple pathogens and drug resistance mechanisms directly from clinical specimens and positive blood cultures, streamlining the diagnostic process and offering benefits in clinical value and laboratory efficiency.1,2
Clinical value:
Laboratory efficiency:
Roche is committed to the continued improvement of patient care using syndromic testing. Our syndromic testing solutions, featuring the cobas® eplex system, are designed to ensure that healthcare providers and their patients have the best opportunity of receiving a fast, reliable, and actionable result.
While many systems claim sample-to-answer capabilities, only the cobas eplex system integrates the entire process from order-to-report to better realize the patient and laboratory benefits of rapid, multiplex molecular diagnostics for syndromic testing.
The cobas eplex system offers many unique solutions that were thoughtfully engineered to address the biggest challenges you face in the clinical laboratory and to support hospital systems in delivering patient-centered, value-based care.
Preventable medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States at more than 200,000 per year.5 Automating information transfer has been shown to be effective in reducing many common errors, including patient identity checking and order transcription.6
The cobas eplex system is uniquely designed with patient safety features in mind so that labs and physicians are confident they have the right patient, with the right test, and the right result, every time.
Monitoring and reporting quality control (QC) testing is both a requirement and a best practice to ensure accuracy of patient results and compliance with lab standards. With built-in QC tracking capabilities and safeguards, you can effortlessly run controls as needed, as well as easily track and report compliance.
In addition to automated QC tracking, the cobas eplex system provides the following compliance and data management tools:
These unique capabilities allow you to reduce the time spent on routine administrative tasks and focus your limited resources on high-value activities that impact patient care and the bottom line.
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