Point-of-care testing in nursing homes in the Netherlands

donderdag 6 november 2014 12:00

RIVM has conducted an explorative study on the use of point-of-care (POC) tests in nursing homes. The study shows that many quality and safety aspects related to the use of POC tests are managed well in most of the nursing homes. This includes aspects such as hygienic measures, patient identification, maintenance of POC test meters and the handling of samples. Yet, for some other aspects, more attention is needed.