Enable Faster and Safer Data Capture During COVID-19 Testing with Scandit App

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Enable Faster and Safer Data Capture During COVID-19 Testing with Scandit App

By Paul Timmerwilke, Director, Healthcare – US, Scandit

The World Health Organization has called on countries to ‘test, test, test’ for coronavirus –  it’s a vital part of understanding the scale of the outbreak and how it is evolving. To support healthcare organizations during this unprecedented crisis, Scandit has launched a free, ready-to-use app designed specifically to speed up and safeguard the data capture process during COVID-19 testing. It overcomes the challenges created by working in remote, roadside, mobile or temporary testing setups.  Avoid paper forms and unnecessary physical contact by using smartphone scanning instead.

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on all of us in a short space of time and, like everyone, Scandit has been pulling together our brainpower and resources to see how we can help through our data capture technology.  By releasing this free, HIPPA compliant app, powered by our barcode and ID scanning software, any healthcare or public service worker can use iOS or Android smart devices rather than pen-and-paper forms to capture and export essential patient ID and clinical specimen data.   The app is ready-to-use, no integration or setup is needed.

How does the app work?

Healthcare workers just scan the patient ID card, scan the barcode on the specimen test tube and then export this collected data.  No need to pass IDs from patient to professional. The app decreases the risk of contamination and ensures test data is captured quickly, avoiding the risk of human error.  No data is kept within the app on the device or shared with Scandit or any 3rd party.

In scenarios where workers may by administering hundreds, if not thousands of tests in a very short time period, the scalability and reliable scanning performance of the Scandit app will help them complete the testing faster, more accurately, and safer than traditional tools.

The app uses Scandit’s proven technology, so top scanning performance, speed and accuracy are assured which is essential for this critical process.  Scanning will also work seamlessly in challenging conditions, such as low light, awkward angles and at distance.

Get the app and get started

To get started, download the app for free from the App Store or Google Play Store – it’s ready to use out-of-the-box. Once downloaded, simply select the Patient Data Capture mode out of 3 modes available. The app is ready to speed up the process of essential data capturing, anywhere on any device.

What the app does:

Scan Test subject’s IDs. This is possible by combining text recognition and barcode scanning capabilities, including for.

  • Scanning Government-issued ID Cards and Passports with Machine Readable Zones (MRZ)
  • Scanning US and Canadian driver’s licenses using the PDF417 barcode on the back of the license.

Scan the corresponding test tube by reading a wide variety of supported barcode symbologies:Code128, EAN13, QR Code, Micro QR Code, and Data Matrix.
Print or export the collected and parsed data instantly

The app doesn’t:

Store or keep any personal information after the scanning process and is therefore HIPPA compliant. All data is processed on a device and scanned data is not shared with Scandit or any 3rd party.

For more information, visit our COVID-19 Data Capture App for Test Administration page at Scandit.com. If you have any other questions about the functionality or you are interested in integrating our technology into your solution, please reach out to support@scandit.com.