Module 3f: Point of Care Testing Flashcards
Other terms used to describe POCT are
bedside near patient physician’s office extra-laboratory decentralized off site ancillaryalternative site unit-use
Diagnostic testing at or near the site of patient care rather than in the clinical laboratory.
POCT
Persons performing POCTs are called
Operators
tests which are subject to the lowest level of regulation and are cleared by the FDA for home use
Waived tests
Accurate as to render the likelihood of erroneous results negligible, as well as pose no reasonable risk of harm to the patient if the test is performed incorrectly.
waived tests
These tests require no special training or educational background for operation, and require only minimum quality control
waived tests
more difficult to perform than waived tests but usually employ hand-held automated methodology
moderate-complexity tests
Operators for these tests have relatively more stringent set of requirements. Facilities should acquire a Certificate of Registration from authorizing and accrediting bodies, and are subjected to proficiency testing and on-site inspections.
moderate-complexity test
Tests under moderate complexity tests that involve the use of a microscope, limited to bright-field or phase-contrast microscope, for slide examinations of freshly collected body fluid
provider-performed microscopy procedures,
Tests that can only be performed by physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives, physicians, and dentists during a patient’s examination.
provider-performed microscopy procedures
These tests require sophisticated instrumentation and a high degree of interpretation by testing personnel
high-complexity tests.
Personnel performing these tests must have a formal education in laboratory science.
high complexity tests
