As care moves closer to the patient’s home, services such as hospital at home, GP- and pharmacy-led assessments, and urgent community response increasingly rely on point-of-care testing (POCT) to support clinical decisions outside the hospital. However, results must be transferred safely, quickly, and accurately from remote settings into hospital systems to support diagnosis and ensure inclusion in patients’ health records.
CMExtender provides a simple and secure way to connect remotely deployed point-of-care testing devices directly to hospital and hospital systems, enabling real-time transfer of results into existing platforms such as middleware, electronic patient records (EPRs), and laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
Our solution and managed service enable healthcare organisations to extend diagnostic services beyond the hospital boundary, helping more patients receive timely care closer to home while maintaining high standards of data security, reliability, and operational efficiency.
Managing your remote POCT devices with CMExtender
Enables POCT device bidirectional communication between remote POCT devices and hospital systems, supporting the secure real-time exchange of data between devices and central clinical systems. This eliminates the need for community teams to return devices to the hospital for data upload or manually transcribe results and captures the complete result in the medical record.
Remote central monitoring and configuration of POCT device connectivity provides configuration and oversight of POCT device connectivity across multiple locations. Through centralised monitoring, healthcare teams can track device connectivity, message flow, and data transmission status, helping them identify and resolve issues quickly, reduce site visits, minimise travel, limit downtime, and ensure that test results are delivered reliably between community services and the appropriate hospital and hospital system.
Security
Protects and secures patient data and hospital systems through multiple layers of security, including end-to-end encryption, multi-factor authentication, and intelligent message protection. These measures help ensure that only authorised point-of-care devices can connect and transmit data, while remote device-management features such as access controls, remote wipe, and device disconnection allow healthcare organisations to respond quickly to lost or unauthorised devices, minimise disruption, and maintain secure operation across remote locations.
"CMExtender reliably keeps our devices connected"
Remote POC device Management
Remote firmware updating and POCT device asset management allow healthcare organisations to keep point-of-care devices secure, up to date, and operational across multiple community locations without recalling devices or arranging site visits. GPS asset location and device configuration monitoring help teams maintain visibility and control of remote devices, reducing downtime and supporting reliable service delivery.
"Updating commununity POC devices remotely is a game changer."
Quality Control
Enables central monitoring of quality-control results across remote devices and locations provides greater visibility of device performance, supports trend analysis and compliance requirements, and enables proactive quality management across community-based point-of-care testing services.