A point-of-care, multiparameter analyzer for monitoring diabetic glycemic control and detecting early kidney disease.
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The DCA Vantage Analyzer is a point-of-care system for diabetes management that is uniquely designed to help minimize pre-analytical testing errors. Key features that help improve the operator experience include:
- No manual sample preparation or sample dispensing
- Heparinized capillary device (5-minute sample stability)
- Robust handling of hemolyzed samples mitigates sampling technique
- Robust cartridge design: compartmentalized sample and reagents to prevent false test start
- No requirement for consumable lot matching
- 2D bar-code entry for patient and operator ID
Lower Costs and Improve Outcomes with Point-of-care HbA1c Testing
The DCA Vantage Analyzer provides lab-accurate results for monitoring glycemic control in patients with diabetes and conducting annual checks for kidney disease.
Improve Clinical Outcomes
By reducing HbA1c
Denton County Public Health demonstrated that by leveraging POC HbA1c testing as part of an overall diabetes management program helped reduce the overall mean HbA1c level.1
Point of care HbA1c screening can improve patient compliance
Point of care has been a great asset for us. It involves the patient in their direct care, so they know what’s happening immediately. We’ve reduced the care cycle. Patients can come in, get their HbA1c and treatment plan at the first visit. We bring in our case managers, our CHws, and they begin education immediately on the spot with that individual.
We return them in 30 days because they’re on medication. And then if everything’s in good shape, we don’t see them for 3 months. It’s decreased our no-show rate. We were over 30% no-show, and now, with the analyzer, we’re down to 12-15% of patients who miss their appointment.
By implementing this program, we have lowered the cohort A1c and blood pressure. 76% of patients now have an A1c below 9%; 44% of patients with diabetes have an A1c below the ADA-recommended 7.0%. We had 16 people go from 14% to 6.5%. I’ve never seen anything like that in my life!
Director of Chronic Disease Management
Denton County Public Health, Denton, TX
Dynamic Duo to Aid in Closing Diabetes Care Gaps During the Point Care Visit
Your diabetic patients face many clinical risks:
- Over 40% of people will develop kidney disease 4
DCA Vantage analyzer
- CLIA-waived HbA1c Test
- Results in minutes
CLINITEK Status Connect System
- CLIA-waived ACR Test
- Results in 60 seconds
The benefits of adopting the dynamic duo for diabetes care management
1
https://www.myamericannurse.com/how-dneton-county-is-addressing-the-diabetes-epidemic/
2
Crocker, et al. Patient satisfaction with point-of-care laboratory testing: report of a quality improvement program in an ambulatory practice of an academic medical center. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2013; 424:8-11.
3
Crocker JB, et al. Am J Clin Pathol. 2014 Nov; 142:640-46.
4
J Nephropharmacol. 2016; 5(1): 49–56