Tracking human tissues has become more critical since the Joint Commission's, FDA and CDC's standard changes in 2005. In order to meet the accreditation criteria, your hospital must meet the Joint Commission's TS.03.01.01, TS.03.02.01, and TS.03.03.01 as well as laboratory standards QC.5.300, QC5.310, and QC.5.320.

These regulations define how a hospital that handles the following types of human tissue material must maintain historical records:

It is possible to meet the regulations using a simple log book, but there is a better way.

GraftTracker®, from Champion Medical Technologies, is designed to simplify your logging and tracking of human tissue grafts to comply with Joint Commission standards. Grafttracker® is a state-of-the-art computer program that allows members of the tissue usage team to receive, manage, and distribute the individual tissues while maintaining a living history of every tissue in the hospital's inventory.

GraftTracker® is designed to run on any Internet-connected computer. There is no software to install or maintain. GraftTracker® is an "application service provider" (ASP) program. There are no applets or ActiveX code ever loaded onto the local hospital PC. The hospital's database of tissues is secured through 256-bit encryption, the same level of security utilized by banks and other financial institutions.

Tracking tissue is simple.

GraftTracker® simplifies and standardizes all your procedures for tracking human tissue grafts...

• Display graft inventory by product code, lot number, location, expiration date, etc.
• Detailed reports are just a click away using an Internet-connected computer, including an export feature to Excel®
• Enter data in real-time from the most convenient location in facility
• Daily logging of temperatures and other storage variables is quick and easy
• Enter implantation records directly in the operating room
• Tissue bank and FDA recalls can be addressed quickly and easily
• The history of every graft in your hospital is at your fingertips - immediately. No longer do you have to spend hours searching through different logbooks from different parts of your hospital
• No additional hardware needed
• No capital expenditure required
• Data stored on off-site servers, nightly backup of all data, uses state-of-the-art encryption methods to protect the data integrity and privacy
• Urgent issues are readily apparent from the Alert dashboard screen
• A non-tissue tracking module is now available to track all of your surgical implants
• Administrator-only screen allows easy access to add new users, reset passwords and change access levels
• Four different levels of access to serve OR management, staff, administration, etc.
• Tissue Implant Record - offers quick email to supplier
• Data fields are bar code scanner compatible
• An optional Web Services Interface allows unidirectional interface from existing software (Cerner/SurgiNet®, McKesson®, Meditech®, Epic®, etc.)
• Regulatory status of tissue suppliers is maintained & displayed - including FDA approvals and AATB accreditations