Temperature Probe Certification Tracking: Is the Struggle Over?

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Hospitals and other facilities that store medication and other critical inventory in temperature controlled environments are required to provide compliance documentation in accordance with various guidelines issued by the CDC and other authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs).

Unfortunately, maintaining compliance isn’t always so easy.

CDC guidelines, for example, call for continuous monitoring of vaccine storage unit temperatures using “only calibrated temperature monitoring devices with a Certificate of Traceability and Calibration Testing.” The CDC guidelines also state, “Calibration testing should be performed every 1 to 2 years from the last testing date or according to the manufacturer’s suggested timeline.”

For many organizations, manually tracking the certification paperwork and tracking the timelines for re-testing each of their temperature monitoring devices is a daunting process. Adding insult to injury, manual tracking increases the chance for error, and if documentation is inaccurate or incomplete, organizations can face citations by AHJs.  

But, finally, things are looking up.

Healthcare, perhaps more than any other industry, has been impacted by the high-tech revolution. From the introduction and adoption of electronic medical records to new medical device technologies and procedures, breakthrough technologies are changing the face of modern medicine at a rapid pace.

And now we’re starting to see major innovations in facility monitoring technologies—including new and emerging technologies for probe certification tracking and calibration testing.

At Primex Wireless, for example, we just introduced a high-tech, “intelligent” temperature monitoring solution. Our new solution allows organizations to automatically track each probe to ensure alignment with specific policies regarding probe recertification or replacement; quickly access probe status reports; plan timely probe replacement, and easily retrieve the documentation needed to demonstrate compliance to all AHJs. You can learn more here.

February 5, 2016
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