The who, what, why, and how of point-of-care testing: one city's experience in the Group for South Texas Ancillary Testing (GSTAT).
San Antonio, Texas, is the eighth largest city in the United States and has several distinct hospital systems. For-profit and not-for profit hospitals exist in the city along with a county hospital and multiple military institutions. This article compares and contrasts the structure of point-of-care testing (POCT) programs in the five largest systems. Specifically, inpatient glucose testing is examined. This comparison includes the nursing responsibilities and fiscal components of the programs, including billing.
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Christus Santa Rosa Health Care, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013781:Texas; D014504:Urban Health
D001786:Blood Glucose