Director, Point of Care Testing and Quality Management and Chair, Bioscience Technologies
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Director, Point of Care Testing and Quality Management and Chair, Bioscience Technologies
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Monitoring Point-of-Care Testing Compliance
By Olga Camacho-Ryan, MBA, MT(ASCP), and Roger L. Bertholf, PhD, DABCC
Beginning in the 1980s, point-of-care testing (POCT) departed from conventional clinical laboratory medicine by decentralizing laboratory services. Deploying POCT devices created challenges for laboratory management, especially in ensuring the proper use of these devices.
Considerations for Implementing New POC Testing
By Tyler Gledhill, BS, Robert L. Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA, Brenda VanCleve, MT(ASCP), and,Sandra K. White, MS
Point-of-care testing (POCT) can deliver significant benefits to both patients and providers, and due to this, POCT has experienced rapid growth in recent years.