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Medical and Economic Outcomes of Point-of-Care Testing
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Christopher P. Price
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1. Juni 2005
Abstract
Point-of-care testing is concerned with the immediacy of response, primarily because of the need to act in a life-threatening crisis or to provide counsel in the ongoing management of a chronic disease. There are both clinical, operational and economic benefits that can accrue from this testing modality which may be observed from several perspectives – the patient, the clinician, the healthcare provider, the healthcare purchaser and society. Thus point-of-care testing can improve the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, compromised coagulation status and epilepsy – both in terms of optimisation of, and compliance with, therapy. There are also life-threatening crises that can be averted by rapid provision of test results. Each of these scenarios can lead to more efficient use of healthcare resources.
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Published Online: 2005-06-01
Published in Print: 2002-04-10
Copyright © 2002 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
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