CAP, SoftTech Health announce partnership

SoftTech Health LLC of New York announces a partnership with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to bring state-of-the-art accreditation management tools to clinical laboratories worldwide. Laboratory test results are said to drive the majority of all patient care decision-making, meaning that rigorous quality management (QM) of laboratory services is essential to safe and timely patient care. The CAP and SoftTech Health represent two of the widely-adopted QM providers in the clinical laboratory industry, and they have joined forces to leverage their expertise in laboratory accreditation and QM software, respectively.

As the "gold standard" provider of choice for clinical lab quality management guidance and accreditation checklists, the CAP's clients have come to rely upon CAP not only for accreditation but for the time-saving tools necessary to achieve accreditation. Software firm SoftTech Health is the developer of the Quality Management Software used by America's post prestigious healthcare providers, including Duke Health, Cleveland Clinic, and National Naval Medical Center. This marks the CAP's only partnership with a QMS software vendor. The CAP selected SoftTech Health after an intensive evaluation process of several years' duration. Based on SoftTech Health's track record as a leading provider in the healthcare industry, the CAP chose the firm to develop this initiative.

Consisting of a module to manage CAP Accreditation Checklists, the new system can be integrated with SoftTech Health's LabQMS™ Quality Management Software (QMS) system and other vendors' Document Management or Document Control systems. The checklists will be automatically batch imported into the system each time the CAP makes changes to the checklists, while cross-walking the lab's existing supporting evidence, observations, notes, etc. This means the lab can re-purpose the work they have done on prior versions of accreditation checklists while remaining current with the CAP. Proactive obsolescence functions will be automatically triggered for archived checklist items, further assisting the lab to remain up to date. Interactive tools for sharing checklists within the lab, with customizable activity menus, will enhance collaboration for large and multi-disciplinary labs who struggle with this process. The objective of the SoftTech Health/CAP Partnership enables laboratories' regulatory compliance efforts to be strengthened and supported, ultimately improving the quality of patient care.

Source: SoftTech Health