Point-of-care testing (POCT) is in the fact laboratory testing provided near the site of patient care or directly in this place. POCT includes in the present time bedside testing, near-patient testing, physicians ́ office testing, extra-laboratory testing, decentralized testing, off-site, ancillary, and alternative testing, and, of course, point-of-care testing. Laboratorian and clinical staff o...

In most cases, determining payer readiness for an ICD-10 transition involves traditional system testing. The results of this strategy, however, do not completely reflect the widespread impact of ICD-10 on a payer’s business operations. A nontraditional testing approach is also required to understand and address ICD-10’s comprehensive effects on a healthcare organization’s people, processes, par...