Catenix vs Relaymed: which point-of-care platform fits your clinic?

Quick answer

Short version. Relaymed is purpose-built to push point-of-care results into a US ambulatory EHR automatically, and it does that one job cleanly. Catenix is wider and modular: the same connectivity, plus an optional full QC workflow, clinical records, reporting and billing, designed for international clinics with data residency and multi-language reports. You do not have to choose all or nothing. Keep your EHR and run Catenix as just the connectivity and QC layer feeding it, or switch on the whole clinic workflow. Having an EHR does not put Catenix out of the running; it decides which modules you turn on.

Side by side

Dimension	Relaymed	Catenix
Core focus	Point-of-care results into the EHR, matched to orders	The whole clinic testing workflow, registration to invoice
Quality control	Reference ranges and access control	Levey-Jennings, Westgard multi-rule and lockout with review records
Patient workflow	Sits alongside the EHR that owns the patient	Registration, scheduling and encounter built in
Reporting and billing	Focused on the EHR hand-off	Branded reports and billing included
Region	Strong US ambulatory EHR integrations	International, with regional data residency and multi-language reports
Works with your EHR	Is the EHR link	Integrates over open standards, or replaces more of the stack if you want; you decide
Best fit	You run a supported US EHR and want results in it	You want flexibility: just connectivity and QC into your EHR, or the whole clinic workflow

Already have systems in place?

Worth being clear: having an EHR is not a reason to skip Catenix. Catenix is modular. A common starting point is to keep the EHR you already run and switch on only Catenix connectivity and quality control, so results flow off your analysers, get their QC and audit trail, and land in your EHR automatically. If it earns its place, clinics then turn on reporting, registration or billing. You are never forced to replace what already works.

Questions clinics ask

Paraphrased from the questions POCT coordinators and clinic owners raise in buyer forums and on calls.

What is the difference between Catenix and Relaymed?

Relaymed's focus is getting point-of-care results into a US ambulatory EHR automatically, marrying each result to its order. Catenix is broader and modular: it connects analysers and can also run registration, quality control with Levey-Jennings and Westgard charting, clinical records, reporting and billing, but you switch on only the parts you need. Crucially, having an EHR you like does not rule Catenix out. Many clinics keep their EHR and use Catenix purely as the connectivity and QC layer that feeds results into it, then add more modules later if it helps.

Does Relaymed do quality control and Westgard rules?

Relaymed centres on connectivity and results-to-EHR with demographic reference ranges and access control. Catenix includes a full QC workflow: Levey-Jennings charts, Westgard multi-rule evaluation, and lockout, with the review records that accreditation expects. If QC governance is a priority, compare the two on that specifically.

Is Relaymed available in the UK and Europe?

Relaymed's published EHR integrations are largely US ambulatory systems (Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen and similar). Catenix is designed for international clinics with regional data residency and multi-language reporting, and integrates with LIS or EHR over open standards. Confirm current coverage with each vendor for your region.

Which is better for a clinic that also needs reporting and billing?

Catenix. Relaymed deliberately concentrates on the results-to-EHR link. Catenix carries the visit through to a branded report and an invoice, so a clinic without a hospital finance system behind it has fewer separate tools to run.

See Catenix for yourself

The fairest comparison is your own analysers on your own bench. Book a walkthrough, or read what POCT middleware is and how the categories differ.

Comparisons are compiled from vendors' own public materials as of July 2026 and describe product categories in good faith. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used for identification only. Details change; confirm specifics with each vendor.