Connectivity and data management are vital for point-of-care testing

By Karen Carver, MT; Zach Fortuna, MLS, CPP; Steven Valorz; Carol Wise MT(ASCP)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to:

  1. Describe the role and responsibilities of a point-of-care-coordinator.
  2. Discuss the uses and benefits of a data management system as it relates to operator, device, and result management.
  3. List different types of reports a data management system can generate.
  4. Discuss additional features and benefits of a data management system.

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Course Includes

  • 1 Article
  • 1 Test
  • Course Certificate
  • MLO and Northern Illinois University (NIU), DeKalb, IL, are co-sponsors in offering continuing education units (CEUs) for this issue’s CE article. CEUs or contact hours are granted by the College of Health and Human Sciences at Northern Illinois University, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® program. Continuing education credits awarded for successful completion of this test are acceptable for the ASCP Board of Registry Continuing Competence Recognition Program. Readers who pass the test successfully (scoring 70% or higher) will receive a certificate for 1 contact hour of P.A.C.E.® credit. The fee for this continuing education test is $20. This test was prepared by Amanda Voelker, MPH, MT(ASCP), MLS, Clinical Education Coordinator, School of Health Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.

    Level of Instruction:
    Passing scores of 70 percent or higher are eligible for contact hour of P.A.C.E. credit. This test is no longer valid for CEUs after .

    NIU is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.