In the European cancer project AMBeR, CSO is used to connect advanced point-of-care (POCT) equipment for complete blood count directly to clinicians. The aim is to confirm that the patient is ready for treatment before travelling to the hospital.
Whether a cancer patient can receive treatment often depends on an up-to-date blood count. If the values are not within range, treatment cannot go ahead. The patient has then spent time and energy travelling for nothing, and the hospital has reserved staff and treatment capacity in vain. When the blood test is taken close to the patient and the result is sent straight to the clinic, clinicians can check in advance whether the patient is ready.
How CSO is used in the project
- Automatic transfer of results: CSO collects results from the POCT equipment and makes them available to the clinic immediately.
- Access for patients: Patients can see and follow their own results.
- Triage and overview for the clinic: The clinic can triage new results and get an overview of results that have not come in.
- Integration with the health record: At some locations, CSO also sends the results directly into the electronic health record.
The result is fewer unnecessary journeys for patients and less waste of resources on the treatment side.
About AMBeR
AMBeR (Advanced Modeling of Baltic cancer e-caRe) is an Interreg South Baltic project in which hospitals and research institutions in Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Poland and Lithuania pilot digital solutions for home-based monitoring of cancer treatment, home diagnostics and e-rehabilitation. The project is led by the Department of Oncology at Zealand University Hospital and co-funded by the EU.
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