Standardization, Harmonization, and Realization.
Point-of-care testing is useful when caring for patients in hospital settings and in emergency and disaster situations. However, point-of-care professional practice lacks components, such as standardization, harmonization, and consistency, which would substantially improve patient care if implemented. Therefore, we propose adoption of whole-blood standards, harmonization among testing methods, and tighter quality control constraints. Granting these 3 wishes will improve quality at the point of care and ultimately will improve diagnoses, treatment decisions, and patient outcomes.
Gentile
Nicole L
NL
Point-of-Care Technologies Center (National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health), Point-of-Care Testing Center for Teaching and Research, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA.
Louie
Richard F
RF
Sifontes
Jorge
J
Mecozzi
Daniel
D
Hale
Kristin
K
Kost
Gerald J
GJ