Background Successful point-of-care testing, namely ensuring the completion of the test and
treat cycle in the same encounter, has immense potential to reduce diagnostic and treatment …

Background The core objective of any point-of-care (POC) testing program is to ensure that
testing will result in an actionable management decision (eg referral, confirmatory test …

Objectives Successful point‐of‐care (POC) testing (completion of test‐and‐treat cycle in one
patient encounter) has immense potential to reduce diagnostic and treatment delays, and …

Background. A number of point-of-care diagnostic tests are commercially available in the
UK, however, not much is known regarding GPs' desire for these tests or the clinical areas of …

INTRODUCTION: Hauora Hokianga Enterprises Trust, an integrated Primary Health
Organisation (PHO), which provides primary and intermediate/secondary care to a remote …

Objectives There are numerous point‐of‐care tests (POCTs) available on the market, but
many of these are not used. This study reviewed literature pertaining to the evaluation/usage …

The aspect of laboratory medicine known as point-ofcare testing has become a significant
part of the testing that is performed on patients. The term,''point-of-care'', does not formally …

Background: Depending on a country's diagnostic infrastructure, patients and providers play
different roles in ensuring that correct and timely diagnosis is made. However, little is known …

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Background Point-of-care (POC) tests have become increasingly available and more widely
used in recent years. They have been of particular importance to low-income settings …