Anticoagulation
Software
Anticoagulation
Software
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Why Computer Aided Dosing is so important! How does the Computer Manage Doses ?
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E-Newsletter June 2004 Topics in this Dawn AC E-Newsletter Previous Newsletters Register to Receive the E-Newsletter Monthly Click Here Topics in this Dawn AC E-Newsletter
Once Again - The Importance of Backups and Snapshots Yes, this is the same topic as last month. Sorry, The support desk had another incident to deal with when a customer tried to restore their backup disks there was no data on them! Luckily they were able to fix the corrupted database. So here is the message again this month with a few amendments.
Just imagine if you lost all your anticoagulation data by accident or through a fault in the computer hardware! Regular back ups of your data to another storage device is absolutely essential. Have more than one line of defence…three lines would be ideal. If you depend on a third party to do this for you e.g. your IT or IS department, please check with them periodically that the backups are being done. We also have a data snapshot facility; this allows you to take a quick copy of the data on to the hard drive of your PC or server. Snapshots allow you save your work regularly, especially when you have just processed a large number of patients. I t doesn’t replace a back up system, but it is particularly useful in environments that are unstable, for example, if you’re using a laptop on battery or if your hospital has generator tests without adequate warning.You can take a snapshot at anytime or you can schedule them to take place automatically on entering and leaving the system. It only takes a few minutes usually depending on the size of your system. Note: Snapshots and other maintenance routines require no other users logged into the system. Backups to separate media e.g. floppy disks, CDs, tapes, other computers, is one of the most important activities—it is your lifeline if something untoward happens to your system. You also need to establish a safe way of testing your backup disks have the correct data on them. Safety of Interfaces to Laboratory Information SystemsWay back in September 2002 we introduced a enhanced safety feature to ‘Match on Sample Date’ in the Interfaces Module. Some customers have still to take advantage of important safety feature. It prevents old results being matched to patients in certain situations such as:
importing a file, which contains some old results. (This may happen where an import has not been run for one or more days and the INRs have been keyed manually. matching old unmatched results that should have been deleted Please contact us to find whether your Interface to your Laboratory system can use this facility. For customers on 6.03 or later, the upgrade is available via our website at http://www.4s-dawn.com/dawnac/dac604 Speakers Needed - 12th Annual User Group – 22nd November 2004We are starting to plan the 12th Annual User Group meeting in the Lake District. You should have all received an invitation, if not please email me and I’ll email you details.I would welcome any ideas for a short 10 to 20 minute talk on the your use of Dawn AC or any related topic. The meeting is informal and practical and so please do not hesitate to tell your story. Speakers will receive a £75 reduction in the meeting fee. Please call me on 01524 761620 or let me know by email at syd@4s-dawn.com The User Group is an excellent opportunity to network with other anticoagulation professionals to exchange views and experience. UK Local User Group Meeting SuccessThank you to all those who attended the local user groups. A special thanks to the speakers. The attendance levels were excellent and the popularity of these meetings continues to rise. Benchmarking Run and Survey ReminderIf you have not sent back your anonymous data and email survey, please do so as soon as possible. The deadline is 30th June 2004. Thank you. Syd Stewart End of Newsletter |
 “We Really Care" “Dawn AC is an easy to use, adaptable, powerful, and comprehensive PC based Anticoagulation Software System. It covers the complete oral anticoagulation life cycle with Induction and Maintenance Modules “ “Lancet Nov 7th 1998, Multi-centred Randomised Trial using Dawn AC shows computer aided dosage leads to INR control 20 to 30% better than medical experts”
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