GoPass® Certificates
New GoPass® eHealth “Passport” System - Valid for Six Months
GlobalVetLink (GVL®), innovator of the national, standardized method for secure, web-based animal health certification, introduces GoPass™, a new movement system which allows doctors of veterinary medicine to replace the existing paper-based official certificate of veterinary inspection (OCVI) health certificates with an electronic system. It is valid for up to six months from issuance within participating states, and facilitates the movement of transported horses.
GoPass is the latest service made possible by the Internet-based animal health management system, developed by GlobalVetLink. Introduction of the service began in June 2008 with the state of Washington, immediately followed by a host of other states as state approvals are received. GoPass allows veterinarians and diagnostic laboratories to more efficiently and accurately complete the regulatory requirements for equine movements. The GVL system also allows state animal health authorities to regulate animal movement regionally or nationally; in real-time.
“GoPass has simplified the health certificate process for the veterinarian and has made it more efficient with a six-month service life versus the current, 30-day paper-based certificate,” says Kevin D. Maher, GVL president and founder. “Our GoPass system, like our other paperless applications, is easy to use, delights horse trainers and owners, and facilitates regulatory compliance for interstate and national transportation of animals.
“The GVL system is much more cost-effective and accurate than the multi-tiered paper system, which has been used for many years to for animal movement in the U.S.,” he continues. “The time savings for the veterinary practitioner and technicians are a huge advantage for the practice, plus clients’ needs can be met more quickly and efficiently. Now the client will be able to save time and money, plus be more efficient in meeting the required regulatory processes for intrastate, regional or national movement of horses.”
Electronic certificates of veterinary inspection contain various forms of animal ID – including digital photos, required tests, vaccinations, and other regulatory requirements to allow animal entry into a state or event. The web-based platform provides real-time reporting of animal movements to all 50 state animal health authorities. GVL recently announced USDA approval of a security enhancement for electronic signatures, which allows doctors of veterinary medicine to electronically sign official electronic certificates of inspection and route them to appropriate animal health officials. The GVL system also integrates with an ever-increasing number of practice management applications, to ease the data entry transition by veterinary practices.
Other products GVL provides include equine infectious anemia (EIA) reporting of test results (Coggins tests), livestock and pet eHealth certificates, diagnostic laboratory applications, online veterinary prescription services, and state animal health authority reporting.
Accredited veterinarians with clients shipping any animals may request more information or subscribe to the service by contacting GlobalVetLink at 515-296-3779 or via the Internet at www.globalvetlink.com.