Cost and effectiveness in point-of-care testing
Lab testing and point-of-care testing both have cost-related advantages, as well as disadvantages. Which of the two is most cost effective depends on the situation and the purpose, and on the reliability of the specific point-of-care testing system. Under certain circumstances, laboratory accurate point-of-care testing can reduce costs due to time, transportation and specialist staff required for a lab test.
Read more about cost and effectiveness in the articles in this section.
Will point-of-care testing be more cost effective?
In critical care and primary care, the timesaving aspect of laboratory accurate point-of-care testing often leads to cost benefits...
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How can point-of-care testing improve your turn around time?
Improving your turn around time will not only benefit your operation. Your patients will appreciate it as well...
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Increased revenue with an accurate screening method
More than four out of ten blood donors deferred after failing the CuSO4 test were safely recovered after being tested...
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No waste of time with point-of-care testing
Previously, Åby Health Center had to send blood samples to the nearby hospital for analysis of white blood cells...
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Full CBC not always necessary
The authors of the study, Lewis and Osei-Bimpong, started by testing the blood samples for hemoglobin...
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