AACC Releases Guidance Document on Using Point-of-Care Tests to Improve Patient Care
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))AACC has issued a new guidance document detailing best practices that hospitals and other healthcare institutions should follow when running a point-of-care testing program. As point-of-care tests emerge for more and more conditions—including COVID-19—the guidance emphasizes that it is essential for laboratory professionals and clinicians to collaborate on point-of-care testing programs to ensure this testing benefits patients.