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7856570

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a means of providing patient services more rapidly. Most evaluations of bedside laboratory testing devices have emphasized analytical performance in tertiary care settings. In contrast, the authors compare the operating cost of POCT for glucose and an electrolyte/glucose/blood urea nitrogen chemistry panel with the cost of central laboratory stat testing in a 204-bed community hospital. In scenarios studied, POCT costs exceed central laboratory stat costs from 1.1 to 4.6 times. The more POCT is used, the greater the excess costs compared to the central laboratory. Cost analysis demonstrates that the investment in acquiring automated transport and data management systems for the authors' hospital was far less expensive than POCT for both an individual stat test and on an annual cost basis. The authors urge fiscal caution before indiscriminately implementing POCT.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
240-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Cost analysis of point-of-care laboratory testing in a community hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Tompkins Community Hospital, Ithaca, New York 14850.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study