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ComPAS Freedom™ Questions & Answers |
1. Can ComPAS Freedom™ software operate with all versions of Windows®? |
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Yes! ComPAS Freedom™ will work with Windows® NT, XP(Home and Professional)
and 2000. |
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| 2. Is ComPAS Freedom™ easy to navigate? |
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Yes! Although ComPAS Freedom™ is Windows®-based, the user is not required to use
a mouse for all actions. In testing, a simple [Spacebar] will start and end test
efforts so full attention can be focused on the patient. Complete navigation of
ComPAS Freedom™ is simple and highly user-friendly.
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| 3. Does ComPAS Freedom™ help the technician obtain results that meet ATS
guidelines? |
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Yes! Each physiological effort (F/V Loop, spirogram, DLCO maneuver etc.) is
checked for ATS effort acceptability. A hollow check-mark beside a result
indicates individual effort acceptability; a group of 3 solid check-marks
confirms both effort and reproducibility criteria have been met. Furthermore, a
table of ATS criteria is helpful to indicate why an effort is failing to meet
recommendations. |
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| 4. Does ComPAS Freedom™ provide a variety of final report formats? |
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Yes! The report options in ComPAS Freedom™ are stunning! A wide range of report
styles come standard with the software and a report editor allows for
customization. Standard reports include a variety of single-page screening
designs, full test reports, summary reports showing all test efforts, disability
reports and quality assurance reports. |
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| 5. Can the user select different predicted equation authors? |
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Yes! ComPAS Freedom™ is supplied with standard predicted sets such as: Knudson,
Inter-Mountain, Miller and NHANES III. Any predicted set can be modified to suit
individual clinical preferences. Not only can the predicted equations be edited
for preference, but the test equations (i.e. DLCO etc.) can also be changed
should new recommendations appear in clinical journals. |
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| 6. Does ComPAS Freedom™ have computer impression capability? |
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Yes! Two standard computer impression algorithms are provided with ComPAS
Freedom™. If desired, they can be edited for individual clinical preferences
through the configuration menu. |
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| 7. Can ComPAS Freedom™ be networked? |
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Yes! ComPAS Freedom™ operates on SQL server and is ideal for small or large
network situations. |
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| 8. Does ComPAS Freedom™ have on-line Help? |
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Yes! A 'state of the art' Help system is provided with ComPAS Freedom™ that has
detailed information in attractive informative screens. The Help covers all
areas of software and hardware operation including pictorial maintenance guides
and service assistance. |
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| 9. Can the Technician and Physician Notepad be configured with frequently used
sentences? |
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Yes! Each user can store frequently used sentences. They are displayed for
instant use beside the notepad. On the physician screen, the computer impression
is displayed and can be 'copied' to the notepad and altered for final clinical
interpretation. |
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| 10. Can the user edit the Bronchial Challenge protocol? |
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Yes! The protocol can be entirely customized to suit the levels of bronchial
challenge (methacholine, cold air or other drug). The protocol sets-up the flow
of the test with clocks to count-down nebulizer administration guide the study. |
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| 11. Can the ComPAS Freedom™ interface with my EMR? |
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Yes! Since no two sites are alike, ComPAS Freedom™ provides many different
interface options including:
- HL7 export of test results via:
- File drop-off
- TCP/IP or Web Services
- Patient lookup via:
- Supplied DLL
- TCP/IP or Web Services
- Visit data via:
- File drop-off
- TCP/IP or Web Services
- HL7 listening
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| 12. Can the physician enter interpretations remotely? |
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Yes! The ComPAS Freedom™ Task Manager provides elegant data exchange across the
office of hospital network. When tests are completed in the pulmonary lab,
results can be routed to any network-connected station for physician
interpretation. In cases where multiple physicians will interpret results, the
Task Manager automatically sends the appropriate patient results to each
physician. |
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