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Point of Care Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing & Technology is a vital resource for directors an

Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing & Technology is a vital resource for directors and managers of large and small hospital pathology labs, blood centers, home health-care agencies, doctors' offices, and other healthcare facilities. Each issue brings you peer-reviewed original research articles, along with concepts, technologies and trends, covering topics that include:

-Test accu

racy
-Turnaround time
-Data management
-Quality control
-Regulatory compliance
-Cost-effectiveness of testing

Patient Preferences for Point-of-Care Testing: Survey Validation and Results
04/05/2022

Patient Preferences for Point-of-Care Testing: Survey Validation and Results

to develop, refine, and evaluate hardcopy and electronic versions of a 45-item English language survey. The accuracy of the instrument was measured by recorded structured interview, and its precision was measured by comparison to its administration to a group of uncompensated volunteers. Main Findin...

Predicting Fluid Responsiveness: Time for Automation*
04/05/2022

Predicting Fluid Responsiveness: Time for Automation*

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Invited Product Profile OC-Auto F***l Immunochemical Test: An Automated Method for Programmatic Screening to Close the C...
04/05/2022

Invited Product Profile OC-Auto F***l Immunochemical Test: An Automated Method for Programmatic Screening to Close the Colorectal Cancer Screening Gap

An abstract is unavailable.

Hemoglobin A1c Testing in Patients With Diabetes
04/05/2022

Hemoglobin A1c Testing in Patients With Diabetes

e method specific and no clinical cutoffs for monitoring therapy or risk prediction are currently recognized, HbA1c levels typically range between 4.5% and 7.0% of total blood hemoglobin. Thus, current American Diabetes Association–recommended treatment goal is to achieve HbA1c levels lower than 7...

Point of Care Testing for HbA1c in Primary Care—cobas b 101 Instrument Evaluation
04/05/2022

Point of Care Testing for HbA1c in Primary Care—cobas b 101 Instrument Evaluation

trol testing by practice nurses in the primary health care centers. Intra-assay imprecision was assessed through quality control testing by scientific staff in a laboratory setting. Accuracy was assessed through 15 patient comparison samples at each site, with samples tested on the b 101 instrument....

Reference Intervals (2)—Some Practical Considerations
04/05/2022

Reference Intervals (2)—Some Practical Considerations

s given to the more practical issues of transferring an established reference interval and validating the adoption of an established reference interval. Establishing reference intervals from scratch is an enormous undertaking that could not reasonably be expected to be within the remit of most clini...

Infectious Mononucleosis Testing at the Point-of-Care
04/05/2022

Infectious Mononucleosis Testing at the Point-of-Care

junction with the physical examination to determine a diagnosis. The most common test used for the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis is the rapid heterophile antibody test, which was first described as a diagnostic indicator for infectious mononucleosis in 1932. Due to its ease of use and minima...

Bedside (Point-of-Care) Testing in Hospitals: The Joint Commission International Perspective
04/05/2022

Bedside (Point-of-Care) Testing in Hospitals: The Joint Commission International Perspective

ff performing the tests are not properly trained or supervised in the performance of the testing or of quality control. Joint Commission International, which offers standard-based accreditation to hospitals throughout the world that volunteer for the process, recognizes these risks. Joint Commission...

Central Laboratory Service and Point-of-Care Testing in Germany—From Conflicting Notions to Complementary Understandings
03/29/2022

Central Laboratory Service and Point-of-Care Testing in Germany—From Conflicting Notions to Complementary Understandings

decision-making about additional testing or therapy, as delays are no longer caused by preparation of clinical samples, transport, and central laboratory analysis. The idea of conventional and POCT laboratory services presiding within a hospital seems contradictory; yet, they are, in fact, complemen...

The Cost of Manual Charting
03/29/2022

The Cost of Manual Charting

itals not yet utilizing automated electronic interfaces for charting of results to tests performed outside the clinical laboratory (also known as point of care). This article is designed to help quantify the costs associated with manual charting and help build the case for implementing an automated....

Market Trends in Point-of-Care Testing 2007-2008
03/29/2022

Market Trends in Point-of-Care Testing 2007-2008

OC technology has fully penetrated). Of particular note, 87% of the surveyed hospitals were found to perform POC coagulation testing and 77% were found to perform blood gas/electrolyte testing. Sales trend data examining purchase intent suggests continued growth in POCT....

Point-of-Care Testing Abstracts From the 2019 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting
03/22/2022

Point-of-Care Testing Abstracts From the 2019 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting

An abstract is unavailable.

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