An excellent guidance document detailing the key aspects and considerations when managing point of care services was provided by the AACC. Authored by
James H Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FAACC Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Director, Clinical Chemistry and Point-of-Care Testing Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, TN, et al. the document is a comprehensive overview of the requirements for a safe and quality diagnostics point of care service.
The document was published in the Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine in 2020 ( CITATION Nichols JH, Alter D, Chen Y, Isbell TS, Jacobs E, Moore N, Shajani-Yia Z. AACC guidance document on management of point-of-care testing. [Epub] J Appl Lab Med June 4, 2020, as doi:10.1093/jalm/jfaa059).
It represents an important go-to reference document for anyone implementing new services or looking to improve current practice.