RALS^®-Web Provides Access to Point-of-Care Information
Where You Need, When You Need It

Charlottesville, VA – May 17, 2004 – Medical Automation Systems, Inc. (MAS; Charlottesville, VA) the leader in information management software for Point-of-Care Testing (POCT), has announced the availability of RALS-Web which enables users to remotely connect to their RALS-Plus database and access key information from any computer connected on the hospital network that is running Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.

With the addition of RALS-Web, the ‘Best Just Got Better’ with a multi-vendor, multi-analyte, browser-based technology that enables users to access data from any device at any location, using a PC, laptop, wireless tablet or computer on wheels connected to a hospital intranet.

"RALS-Web provides a mobile office solution for efficient management of my POCT glucose program”, says Kim Gregory, MT(ASCP), NCA, CLS, POCT Specialist, Department of Lab Medicine at Boston Medical Center. “I can instantly troubleshoot problems and answer questions on any available PC, regardless of which campus or clinic I am visiting."

RALS-Web was developed based upon input from a number of different institutions through the United States. The system is easy to use and provides POCCs with key information to manage their POC programs, including:

• 3 levels of authority (POCC, POCC Assistant, and Test Station Operator)

• Operator information (i.e. – add/edit operator ID, name, assigned location, etc)

• Operator certification information

• Flagged results

• All results (including those pending upload to the LIS)

• Device management status (e.g. – whether a device has downloaded and from what location)

RALS-Web interfaces to POC devices from Bayer, Biosite, Dade Behring, HemoCue, IL, i-STAT, ITC,  Lifescan and Roche Diagnostics.  A complete detailed listing is available at www.medicalautomation.com.