SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IntelliDOT™ Corporation, an innovator in patient safety and workflow management solutions for healthcare, today announced the CAREt™ Phlebotomy Specimen Collection (PSC) System, a laboratory module for safe and accurate specimen collection at the point of care. The announcement was made in advance of the CLMA ThinkLab ’07 Conference & Exhibition in Houston, Texas, where IntelliDOT will demonstrate the technology in booth # 444.

The CAREt PSC System is a wireless handheld device and specimen label printer, which links to IntelliDOT’s existing solution for point of care medication administration, and utilizes the same handheld device. The system guides the phlebotomist or nurse through the specimen collection process by scanning a patient’s barcode wristband. The patient’s name is then displayed on the handheld device as well as the name of the tests that are due, the type of collection container required, the draw order and special handling instructions.

Improperly collected lab specimens can cause significant consequences, including erroneous results that can affect decisions about patient care. False negatives or positives endanger patient safety and are costly because they result in repeat tests or unnecessary procedures. Improper specimen collection can also affect turn-around time for results, delaying patient treatment, transfers and discharges.

The CAREt PSC System includes a wireless handheld device and a specimen label printer that’s used at the bedside to ensure accurate patient identification, documentation, and specimen labeling. This eliminates the confusion and mislabeling that can occur with labels printed away from the patient’s bedside. Because the specimen collection module links with the medication system, nurses can use the same CAREt handheld device for specimen collection and medication administration.

“The CAREt PSC System is the result of numerous requests from our customers for new modules to ensure patient safety at the point of care,” said Joe Hogan, Vice President of Product Management for IntelliDOT. “Just as the CAREt System for medication administration reduces medication errors at the bedside and streamlines workflow for nurses at hospitals across the country, the specimen collection module will ensure proper collection of specimens, resulting in better patient care and safety, ease of use for the clinician, and lower costs for hospitals.”

About the CAREt System™

The CAREt System is the first custom designed handheld workflow manager to connect caregivers with the information systems they need at the point of care. Designed to complement the way caregivers work, the handheld CAREt System is simple to use and provides phlebotomists and nurses with a single, wireless tool for laboratory and medication safety and documentation at the bedside.

The integrated hardware and software solution provided by IntelliDOT results in a cost-effective “smart hardware” system for hospitals looking for a customized design for caregivers at the bedside. By simply scanning a patient wristband, caregivers are prompted by the CAREt handheld tool through all required specimen collection and medication administration and documentation tasks that have accumulated for a patient. Information is clear, organized and delivered right into the caregiver’s hand, right when it’s needed.

About IntelliDOT™ Corporation

San Diego-based IntelliDOT Corporation (www.IntelliDOT.net) provides an advanced, wireless workflow optimization and medication error prevention solution for hospitals and other health care providers. Working from a wireless network connection, IntelliDOT’s CAREt System incorporates a unique handheld computing device, an enterprise-class server and a sophisticated, but flexible software application. In addition to reading conventional bar codes, the CAREt System reads small, information-rich codes called DOTs that can be used to create customized documentation and communication applications.