Point of Care Testing New Test Request Form

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[Music] clinical testing is a critical link in properly diagnosing infectious diseases and other medical conditions the traditional model for such testing is to collect a test sample from the patient in a physician's office and then have that sample analyzed in a lab this approach delivers a high level of test accuracy but results can take several days and may require multiple patient visits point-of-care testing is a form of testing utilizing technology in which the analysis is performed at the point of care rather than in the traditional environment of a clinical laboratory most point-of-care testing systems can be used in any setting that has obtained a clia certificate of waiver from the centers for medicare and medicaid services to find out more about clia waivers and how to get one for your facility visit cms.gov point-of-care testing can be found in your physician's office at a pharmacy in a long-term care facility and more recently even in certified drive-through sites and work