作者: Elizabeth-Lee Lewandrowski , Sunu Yeh , Jason Baron , J. Benjamin Crocker , Kent Lewandrowski
DOI: 10.1016/J.CCA.2017.08.019
关键词: Cost effectiveness 、 Family medicine 、 Point-of-care testing 、 Primary care 、 Observational study 、 Internal medicine 、 Medicine 、 Cohort
摘要: Abstract Background In a previous study we reported on the impact of point-of-care testing (POCT) practice efficiency in an academic primary care that was established to develop new models delivery. Here report follow-on confirmation more typical community. Methods this observational with retrospective comparison analysis measured metrics two patient cohorts: those did not receive POCT and did. Results cohort received there 99% reduction letters patients (p Conclusions Our data confirm earlier published findings can improve practice.