mdINR combines a PT/INR Home Self Testing service and the premier Anticoagulation
Management Software to manage and track Point-of-Care, Lab Draw, Home Draw
and Self Testing patients.
What is PT/INR Home Testing?
Eligible
Coumadin
® (warfarin) patients
now have the option to check their PT/INR at home, at anytime. Testing at home
is a convenient alternative to going to the doctor’s office, (an outside
lab, or by a home draw) to check their INR levels, and frequent self-testing
has been proven to reduce the risk of bleeding and clotting.
1,2
The physician’s office (or hospital based Coumadin Clinic)
will continue to review their patient PT/INR test results and make any required
changes to the dosage.
1. Kortke H, Minami K, Breymann T, et al.INRself-management
after mechanical heart valve replacement: ESCAT. Z Kardiol.2001;90[6] 118-124.
2.
Beyth RJ, Quinn L, Landefeld CS. A Multicomponent Intervention To Prevent Major
Bleeding Complications in Older Patients Receiving Warfarin. Ann Intern Med.
2000;133:687-695