title: Point-of-care testing: improving day-stay services.
abstract: To run an effective Day-Stay program, objectives must be focused and patient care must be accurate, tightly controlled, time-efficient and cost-effective. Obtaining critical blood test results immediately at the patient's side, a point-of-care technology, can improve overall Day-Stay unit operations and patient service.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thiebe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vinci
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000592:standards*; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control