Our new product this week the TrackRecordTM Data Management Software,

Our new product this week the TrackRecordTM Data Management Software, comes with an extra caveat. Katie Neff, PharmD candidate, University of Florida College of Pharmacy has used the software and prepared a review for you.

 

TrackRecordTM  Data Management Software Review:
Katie Neff, PharmD candidate
University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Home Diagnostics, Inc has created TrackRecordTM Data Management Software compatible with their TrueTrack®, TRUEread®, and PrestigeIQ® meters for home users and healthcare professionals.  The software is now available to healthcare professionals for download via www.homediagnostics.com or by calling toll-free 1-800-342-7226 for a software kit that includes CD, instruction manual and SmartDataTM cable. The computer requirements are Pentium III or higher processor, Windows OS 98 SE, 2000, or XP, USB port, CD-ROM drive, Adobe Acrobat Reader®, and SmartDataTM cable. 

The software can easily be installed with step by step installation instructions. It can be installed for a single user (home use) or multi-user for healthcare professionals. The program allows the user to download test results from the compatible meters and generate 5 different reports. In addition to the reports, for each patient you can keep track of patient information (address, phone number, etc), doctor contact information, health insurance, patient specific glucose ranges (pre-prandial, post-prandial, overall, and hypoglycemia), medications, and times when patient eats meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime).

The five reports that can be generated in PDF format are: log book, extended log book, conformance, glucose trend, and summary. All reports, with the exception of the “summary” report, can be generated using a custom date range or a set 7, 14, 30, 60, or 90 day range. The “summary” report can not exceed a 14-day time span.

The “log book” report is a listing of all glucose readings including date and time. This report could be useful for patients that like to keep a written record of their glucose readings. The “extended log book” report is more in depth by including patient name, patient address, doctor, glucose target ranges, and highlights values that are not in range.

The “conformance” report may serve to be a useful visual aid to show patients how well they are conforming to their personal glucose goals. This report displays 8 pie-charts depicting the percentages that the patient is within, below, or above set target ranges for pre-breakfast, post-breakfast, pre-lunch, post-lunch, pre-dinner, post-dinner, nighttime, and overall conformance. Another visual aid is the “glucose trend” report. The report depicts the glucose readings on a trend line with the hypoglycemic and target range shaded.  

Finally, the “summary” report is a quick summary of the extended log book, glucose trend, and conformance report all in one. This report is probably the most practical. All on one sheet are 3 visual aids to show the patient how well they are meeting their personal goals.

Overall, the software is user-friendly. However, a clinician would likely find more use out of this software than a patient. It is definitely a great visual aid in showing a patient their glucose control. The reports could also be used to pin-point an area that needs improvement such as hypoglycemia at a certain time of the day. This would allow for necessary changes in diet or medication regimen to be made. A nice feature of the program is being able to set personal glucose goals for each patient and the ability to customize the meal times to the patient’s personal schedule.

I have been told that future editions will include the ability to keep track of patients’ drug strengths and doses, not just the names of the medications, and a spot to add notes.