[Effective IT-Based Quality Management of Clinical Laboratories--Using POCT Apparatus]

Clinical laboratories are beneficial for users with difficulty in participating in a regular health examination to conveniently undergo it and directly and promptly receive the results. As some users possibly make their own judgments on such results, and submit them to clinics or hospitals, it is necessary for clinical laboratories analyzing patients' samples to provide accurate results based on quality management. For rapid result-reporting, POCT apparatus and kits may be more appropriate examination devices, rather than those for analysis, which are large and used in general examination rooms. Effective IT-based data management systems combined with such devices may enable users to obtain reliable examination results.