CONTINUING EDUCATION :: POCT


Figure 2. L-J chart with statistics. The POCC is responsible for monitoring QC, patient, profi-


ciency, and linearity results. For patient results, the POCC can enable flagging for critical results, results outside the analytical measurement range, and results outside the reference range. These results can still be sent to the patient record; however, the flagging or alerting allows the POCC to generate quality assurance reports, ensuring that testing personnel are following proper procedures for handling these types of results.


The POCT program can also use an admit/discharge/transfer (ADT) feed with the data manager. For some devices, the list of registered patients can be sent to the device. When an operator enters the patient ID at the device, the patient’s name and date of birth display on the device screen and must be confirmed prior to testing. When the ADT feed is used, this helps the POCC ensure that the correct patient ID is used at the device. If an unrecognized patient ID is entered, those results can also


Figure 3. Linearity chart with statistics. 10 AUGUST 2022 MLO-ONLINE.COM


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