1. Point of Care Testing A Connectivity Model Mrs Samantha Ekin POCT Co-ordinator Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

2. POCT Connectivity Point-of-care testing (POCT) devices with the ability to link to each other and lab information systems (LISs)— known as connectivity—can help reduce medical errors, improve staff compliance with regulatory requirements, boost revenue from testing, and track wasted supplies. Connectivity means no manual transcription in order to move test data into the LIS. Labs need point-of-care devices that capture all of the necessary information accurately and effectively.

3. POCT IT Data Manager System Urine POCT analysers 3 rd Party POCT analysers Hospital LIS Connectivity Model Doctors Surgeries Pharmacies PCT led developments GP/PCT IT System Patient Demographic Interface

4. Advantages of Connectivity Centralisation of POCT Complete data capture of all analyser activity and reagent information. POCT Operator database POCT User ID required Patient ID required Control over analysers. Complete patient IT record = Quality Assured POCT Service