Diagnostic testing performed at or near the site of patient care" - Kost, GJ. Guidelines for point-of-care testing: improving patient outcomes. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 1995; 104 (Sup1):S111-S127.
A more restrictive definition as defined by CAP is "analytical patient testing activities provided within the institution, but performed outside the physical facilities of the clinical laboratories. It does not require permanent dedicated space, but instead includes kits and instruments, which are either hand carried or transported to the vicinity of the patient for immediate testing at that site”. Point-of-Care testing, or POCT, has a number of names. Ancillary testing, bedside testing, alternate site testing and decentralized testing all mean POCT
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Diagnostic testing performed at or near the site of patient care"
- Kost, GJ. Guidelines for point-of-care testing: improving patient outcomes. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 1995; 104 (Sup1):S111-S127.
A more restrictive definition as defined by CAP is "analytical patient testing activities provided within the institution, but performed outside the physical facilities of the clinical laboratories. It does not require permanent dedicated space, but instead includes kits and instruments, which are either hand carried or transported to the vicinity of the patient for immediate testing at that site”. Point-of-Care testing, or POCT, has a number of names. Ancillary testing, bedside testing, alternate site testing and decentralized testing all mean POCT
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