title: Pocket-sized medicine. New POC technologies.
abstract: Newer miniature testing and monitoring machines are profoundly changing the delivery of health care. Blood gases, X-rays, electrocardiograms, all can be done within the privacy of the patient's home. Yet, government regulations are just beginning to catch up with this technologic revolution. These technologies and their effect on patients and the health care environment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Point Loma Healthcare Medical Group, Inc., San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Bayne
mesh_terms: D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems