title: The who, what, why, and how of point-of-care testing: one city's experience in the Group for South Texas Ancillary Testing (GSTAT).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Christus Santa Rosa Health Care, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bogner
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose