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Point-of-Care Testing.

Joseph A Goble¹, Patrick T Rocafort²

¹1 University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

|June 21, 2015

Summary

Point-of-care testing (POCT) empowers patients in managing chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension. Integrating home-based POCT can enhance disease control and cost-effectiveness, requiring healthcare team collaboration.

Keywords:

INR Nt-proBNP chronic disease state management diabetes mellitus point-of-care testing

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Area of Science:

Clinical Chemistry
Health Informatics
Patient Self-Management

Background:

Point-of-care testing (POCT) offers rapid diagnostic results, aiding pharmacists in patient monitoring and improving medication outcomes.
Chronic disease management benefits from timely data, facilitating proactive interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the current applications of POCT in patient self-management of chronic diseases.
To explore the transition of POCT to home-based use for enhanced disease management and cost-effectiveness.

Main Methods:

Literature review of current POCT devices and their application in chronic disease management.
Discussion of considerations for implementing home-based POCT, including available technologies and data sharing capabilities.

Main Results:

Home-use POCT devices are available for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and anticoagulation.
Many devices feature software for seamless data sharing between patients and healthcare providers.

Conclusions:

Successful integration of home POCT requires addressing challenges like instrumentation reliability, data coordination, training, and cost.
Collaborative efforts among healthcare teams are crucial for effective home POCT implementation.