- At Worldlab-EuroMedLab, Roche presents navify®
Sample Tracking, a digital solution allowing labs to connect to
innovative applications that monitor quality and detect errors in
patient test samples along the entire journey to the lab.
- navify Sample Tracking is part of the navify® Diagnostics
portfolio, a set of digital solutions enabling labs to drive
end-to-end operational excellence across care settings.
- Roche showcases how its open digital ecosystem approach
accelerates innovation adoption within laboratories and points of
care by connecting technology companies with healthcare providers
simply, securely, and cost-effectively.
ROTKREUZ, Switzerland,
May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche
(SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) introduces navify® Sample Tracking,
its cloud-based digital solution helping laboratories mitigate the
unique quality challenges that can occur during the diagnostic test
sample journey, typically outside the lab setting, at
WorldLab-EuroMedLab meeting 21-25 May in Rome, Italy. The company is also displaying
its recently introduced digital portfolio of navify
Diagnostics1 that integrates data streams and uses
insights to support operational efficiencies and clinical
decision-making in healthcare.
The pathway to disease diagnosis requires tracking a patient's
diagnostic sample from start to finish to support clinical
decisions. There are no standardised end-to-end solutions to
address this and most2 patient sample errors occur
during the pre-pre-analytical (PPA) phase3 (i.e.,
collection,transport and reception of patients' blood (phlebotomy),
urine and other test samples), which typically lies outside of
the laboratory's control. For example, if patients need to provide
a new sample due to an error, patients may experience discomfort,
decreased trust and even potential delays in treatment. For
laboratories, re-sampling increases operating costs and decreases
laboratory productivity. In North American and European hospitals,
a single pre-analytical error on average can cost $208 USD.4
With navify® Sample Tracking, lab managers can gain greater
control by accessing and combining innovative applications to
tailor and scale the solution to meet their lab's unique needs and
it helps lab managers monitor and measure diagnostic test sample
quality from the start - before samples even reach lab
premises. navify Sample Tracking directly interfaces the lab with
PPA solution vendors and the laboratories' information system (LIS)
and the middleware cobas® infinity lab to provide fast, secure
pre-integrated PPA innovation into any laboratory workflow.
"Labs have incredible possibilities today to digitally transform
their operations using insights to improve quality and operational
efficiencies, not just for the lab, but for the entire healthcare
system. More importantly, patients benefit when we can reduce
sample errors from the start. For example, if a new sample is
needed due to an error, the patient may experience uncertainty
waiting for decisions that are time critical and even possible
delays in diagnosis or treatment," said Moritz Hartmann, Head of Roche Information
Solutions at Roche Diagnostics. "By working together, as a
strategic partner with deep healthcare expertise combined with our
flexible, scaleable navify portfolio of integrated digital
solutions, we believe labs can play a pivotal role in shaping the
future of healthcare."
This easy access to innovative applications is made possible by
the secure digital ecosystems convened by Roche. In navify Sample
Tracking, one of several ecosystems5 offered by Roche to
labs, the collaborators include: BinaryTech, Deigma, Etheclo,
Inpeco, Smart4Diagnostics, Tracie Healthcare Solutions, and the
newly-joined robominds, thereby covering the end-to-end PPA
process. navify Sample Tracking is available to markets in
Europe today with plans to expand
globally next year.
The portfolio of navify digital solutions is helping labs
address today's challenges, such as:
- Non-integrated technologies that can result in low
interoperability of devices, instruments and systems and impede the
ability to share data easily and seamlessly across healthcare
settings. Some experts estimate this can result in healthcare costs
of up to $30
billion.6
- healthcare worker shortages worldwide which are estimated to
rise up to 10 million by 2030 according to the World Health
Organization.7
navify digital solutions enable healthcare systems to integrate
data streams across labs and point of care operations. This digital
infrastructure connects Roche and non-Roche solutions and allows
secure integration of data streams at scale. navify solutions are
designed with a certified, multi-layer, secure-by-design cloud
architecture with robust cybersecurity to comply with data privacy
regulations,8 as interoperability and data security
remain major challenges for labs today.
Furthermore, the navify integrated solution
portfolio9 helps labs tackle staff shortages while
improving turnaround times and operational efficiency in the lab
and at the points of care. Selected new solutions include navify®
Control, a command cockpit providing lab managers with remote
control within the lab for faster decision-making especially when
responding to operational issues. navify® Monitoring, a solution
providing real-time transparency into lab operations. Finally,
navify® Analytics enables lab managers and point of care
coordinators to optimise performance by using retrospective data to
identify opportunities for staffing service levels, process
turnaround times, and quality improvements.
Roche at EuroMedLab
navify digital solutions, including navify Sample Tracking and
navify Analytics, will be presented at the Roche booth (Booth #59)
during Worldlab EuroMedLab in Rome,
Italy from May 21-25, 2023.
Roche is moderating key presentations about digital technologies
with lab leaders and external digital ecosystems collaborators
focusing on topics such as:
- Pre-pre-analytical errors (PPA): impacts and importance of
digital solutions
- Myths and Reality of Lab Cybersecurity
- Unleashing the Intelligent Lab
The website has information about speakers, topics and
timings.
About navify
The navify portfolio includes more than 30 digital solutions for
labs, hospitals and patients worldwide. navify digital solutions
securely integrate data across diverse care settings, connecting
the healthcare community and accelerating access to the latest
innovations and medical insights. Healthcare organisations can
visit navify Marketplace to browse and request the growing
number of next generation digital solutions from Roche and other
companies — all designed to drive operational or clinical
excellence. More information is also available at
navify.roche.com.
About Roche
Founded in 1896 in Basel,
Switzerland, as one of the first industrial manufacturers of
branded medicines, Roche has grown into the world's largest
biotechnology company and the global leader in in-vitro
diagnostics. The company pursues scientific excellence to discover
and develop medicines and diagnostics for improving and saving the
lives of people around the world. We are a pioneer in personalised
healthcare and want to further transform how healthcare is
delivered to have an even greater impact. To provide the best care
for each person we partner with many stakeholders and combine our
strengths in Diagnostics and Pharma with data insights from the
clinical practice.
In recognising our endeavor to pursue a long-term perspective in
all we do, Roche has been named one of the most sustainable
companies in the pharmaceuticals industry by the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices for the thirteenth consecutive year. This
distinction also reflects our efforts to improve access to
healthcare together with local partners in every country we
work.
Genentech, in the United
States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche
is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan.
For more information, please visit www.roche.com.
All trademarks used or mentioned in this release are protected
by law.
References
- Not all products of this product portfolio are approved or
intended for diagnostic purposes
- Clin Chem. 2007
Jul;53(7):1338-42. Epub 2007 May 24. Errors in a stat laboratory:
types and frequencies 10 years later. Carraro P1, Plebani M.
- The PPA phase consists of patient identification and sample
collection, handling, and transportation up to the reception of
test samples at the lab. The PPA phase is essential in linking the
results of the diagnostic test to the patient and steering their
care.
- Green SF. The cost of poor blood specimen quality and errors in
preanalytical processes. Clin Biochem. 2013;46(13-14):1175-1179.
doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.06.001
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23769816/
- Roche trade release:
https://diagnostics.roche.com/global/en/news-listing/2023/roche-introduces-navify--algorithm-suite--a-digital-library-of-m.html
- Fierce Healthcare. Health Tech - Industry Voices. [Internet;
updated 2020, Aug 25; cited 2023,
May 2].
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/industry-voices-interoperability-can-reduce-healthcare-costs-by-30b-here-s-how.
- World Health Organization.Health Workforce [Internet; cited
2023, May 2]. Available from:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-workforce#tab=tab_1.
- For example, in the US the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) on data protection and privacy in the EU and the
European Economic Area.
- Availability of products varies country by country.
For further information please contact
Monica Ryser, Head of
Communications, Lab Insights, Roche Information Solutions
Phone: +41 79 909 4099
e-Mail: monica.ryser@roche.com
Christine Englund, Head of
Communications, Provider Insights, Roche Information Solutions
Phone: +1 669 301 8709
e-Mail: christine.englund@roche.com
Jerick
Parrone, Senior Communications Manager, Roche
Information Solutions
Phone: +41 794 383 797
e-Mail: jerick.parrone@roche.com
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