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Articles and journal scans about Information management
Article
January 2003
Practical planning considerations when interfacing
Attention to how data are handled by different groups in a hospital is important when interfacing a point-of-care testing system.
Consideration of existing data handling practices and future data evaluation needs - before, during, and after installation - and careful planning in cooperation with each hospital...
Information management
Point-of-care testing
Glucose
Article
October 2002
U.S. quality assurance regulations for decentralized testing
In the U.S. all testing, including decentralized testing, is regulated according to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA'88). Congress passed CLIA'88 to ensure accurate, reliable, and timely test results regardless of test site.
These quality control, quality assurance, and proficiency tesing...
Quality assurance
Information management
Article
October 2002
Paperless inspections no longer a dream
Preparing for an accreditation inspection is often synonymous with carts full of paper. For some labs, though, the paper hassle associated with accreditation is now history. These labs are letting their data management systems do all the work.
Information management
Blood gases/acid-base
Point-of-care testing