Awards

WINNER - Innovation award 2008

The warfarin self-testing project using INR online and the CoaguChek won the Innovation category at the Midcentral Health Awards. The project was up against 10 other entries in the innovation category.

The judges comments: "The winner, combined a complex medical field with the ingenuity of a passionate software designer to radically change the management of the drug warfarin"

WINNER - Best presentation at Health Infomatics New Zealand Conference 2005

This presentation outlines how an internet based computer system could improve anticoagulant management.

Who is involved

Paul Harper – Consultant Haematologist
Paul has provided all the medical expertise to develop the software and is the key doctor supervising the treatment for self-testing patients. Read more...

Joe Harper - Software developer
Joe has constructed the web system for INR Online and is kept busy making constant updates and developments to the site to make sure it is always running really well.

Why INR Online was formed

A review of anticoagulant treatment in Auckland revealed a number of problems with warfarin management; there was a lack of good record keeping, dose recommendations were not consistent and there was poor follow up of patients. This prompted us to develop software that would allow doctors to more easily manage warfarin treatment.

INR online was initially developed for family doctors to manage their own patients on warfarin but as the system is accessible over the internet, we soon recognised that it had much wider applications. The obvious benefit was that patients could access INR online from home and by using a self-testing device, take control their own treatment.

The CoaguChek XS, produced by Roche Diagnostics, is the most widely used self-testing device. We approached Roche to assist with developing a self-management system using the CoaguChek and INR online. They kindly gave us a grant to help develop the software that is available for you to use today.