Objectives We aimed to evaluate test usage and patient and clinician experience following the introduction of point-of-care (POC) blood tests into a primary care out-of-hours service. Design A mixed ...

Our aims were (1) to expose test-developers to the challenges of providing health ... However few, if any, allow participants to explore the real issues first-hand at the point-of-care. Exploring ...

Abbott conducted an advisory board to hear the benefits and concerns surrounding HbA1c POCT from clinicians themselves. The faculty consisted of eight clinicians who recognised the benefits HbA1c POCT ...

We used these reports to determine the sequence and timing of evidence for new point-of-care diagnostic tests and to identify common evidence gaps in this process. Design Systematic overview of ...

Portable point-of-care test kits can even be brought into nursing homes and patients’ own homes, to enable timely treatment of the frail and critically ill, where the risk of infection is lower.

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CDC Taps Alveo Technologies to Develop Avian Flu A(H5) Point-of-Need MDx The firm will develop a rapid isothermal molecular test for human samples using direct electrical sensing of nucleic acid ...

Various tests must be provided to patients with diffuse symptoms, extending waiting times for lab results, overcrowding wards and delaying the provision of timely care to critical patients. Point ...

This document describes the standards and safe environment required for the use of point of care testing equipment and devices for diagnosis, monitoring and screening in community pharmacy. It is a ...

The global point-of-care glucose testing market size is calculated at USD 3.65 billion in 2024 and is estimated to attain around USD 5.50 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 4.2% from 2024 to 2034.