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IT Synergistics Sponsors Upcoming ADRP Master Class

Sep 18th, 2023
Virtual Deep Dive into Donor Eligibility for Blood Industry Professionals The Association for Blood Donor Professionals (ADRP) is presenting a two-day Master Class entitled “Change is Good — The Journey of Donor Eligibility”. This virtual event takes place September 20-21, 2023, and focuses on the impact of eligibility guidance in all aspects of the blood … more »

FDA Finalizes Recommendations for Evaluating Blood Donor Eligibility

May 11th, 2023
New Guidance Accepts AABB’s Updated Donor History Questionnaires On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced final recommendations for evaluating blood donor eligibility through the implementation of individual risk-based questions to reduce the possibility of transfusion-transmitted HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The final guidance issued to the blood industry is entitled: “Recommendations for … more »

National Blood Donor Month Is Here

Jan 9th, 2023
Every two seconds in America, someone needs blood. During National Blood Donor Month, you are encouraged to join the millions of donors who annually give blood. Your generous contribution would go toward helping to ensure there is enough supply to meet the ever-constant demand. To learn about becoming a blood donor or to find a … more »

IT Synergistics Attends ADRP Annual Conference as Sponsoring Exhibitor and Presenter

May 24th, 2022
ADRP, an International Division of America’s Blood Centers, held its annual conference in Phoenix, AZ from May 10-12, 2022, which was attended by over 350 blood banking professionals from 8 different countries who specialize in donor recruitment, relations, collections, and communications. Due to its presence at this conference, IT Synergistics was afforded an opportunity to … more »

Give Where You Live for National Blood Donor Month

Jan 6th, 2022
In the United States, 16 million units of blood are transfused per year from about 5% of the eligible population. For National Blood Donor Month, consider joining in and helping someone in your community. After all, blood is not only needed for emergency crises, disasters, and accidents. If you know someone with cancer, someone who … more »

Press Release: IT Synergistics’ BECS Software Includes Interface Support for Cross Donation Check System API for Source Plasma and Fresenius Kabi Medical Devices

Oct 18th, 2021
Recently, IT Synergistics updated its blood bank management software to expand the medical devices used for blood collection. bexWISE Affirm now supports importing apheresis donations from the Fresenius Kabi product line – specifically, the Alyx® Component Collection System and Amicus® Separator (for apheresis collections), as well as original and Xi versions of the Aurora® device … more »

IT Synergistics Is First BECS Provider of Versiti’s “Find A Type Unit”

Jan 12th, 2021
The rollout for the Find A Type Unit software solution from Versiti remains in progress. Blood Centers of America (BCA) is continuing to approach blood establishment computer software (BECS) vendors for the development of extraction programs that will transfer antigen negative units to the Find A Type Unit database. IT Synergistics has completed its data … more »

Press Release: IT Synergistics Releases New FDA-Compliant Bacterial Detection Process

Nov 12th, 2020
BECS Software Update Includes Support for Bacterial Risk Control Strategies and “Find A Typed Unit” Antigen Search Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided new bacterial detection testing guidelines for the blood collection industry. IT Synergistics has updated its blood establishment computer system (BECS) software to be fully compliant with the new recommendations for … more »