title: A connectivity standard for point-of-care testing.
abstract: A software standard has been designed that will facilitate the linking of all point-of-care testing (POCT) devices to information systems. This standard will replace the myriad of proprietary and incompatible solutions that currently exist. The standard is expected to be a feature of new POCT instruments by 2002.
authors.affiliation: ARC Consulting, Perth, Australia. stjohn@starwon.com.au
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: St John
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merkle
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards*; D003205:Computing Methodologies; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000592:standards*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000592:standards*; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*; D012986:Software Validation