Management of a Point-of-Care Testing Program

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 433-448

  Gregory, Kim ^a   Lewandrowski, Kent ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Data management; Laboratory management; Point of care testing; Regulatory compliance

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; URINALYSIS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349967962     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2009.06.006     Document Type: Review

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