Point-of-care testing, medical error, and patient safety: A 2007 assessment

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 766-773

  Ehrmeyer, Sharon S ^a   Laessig, Ronald H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulation; Clinical laboratory testing; Errors; Patient safety; Point of care testing; Quality

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; AUTONOMATION; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250788815     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.164     Document Type: Review

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