title: Requirements for Successful Adoption of a Glucose Measurement System Into a Hospital POC Program.
abstract: Widespread and successful implementation of any glucose measurement system in a hospital point-of-care (POC) program requires a number of features in addition to accurate and reliable analytical performance. Such features include, but are not limited to, a system's glucose-hematocrit dependence, durability, information technology capabilities, and battery capacity and battery life. While the study of Ottiger et al in this issue supports the analytical accuracy and reliability of Bayer's CONTOUR XT® blood glucose monitoring system, the suitability of other features of this system for a hospital POC program remains to be established.
authors.affiliation: Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Anna K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Füzéry
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada george.cembrowski@ahs.ca.
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Cembrowski
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D005947:Glucose; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose
keywords: CONTOUR XT; glucose meter; hospital point-of-care program; requirements