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Point-of-Care Systems - Utilization
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Definition of 'Point-of-Care Systems'Laboratory and other services provided to patients at the bedside. These include diagnostic and laboratory testing using automated information entry. Common names: Point-of-Care Systems; Point of Care Systems; Point-of-Care System; System, Point-of-Care; Systems, Point-of-Care; Point of Care Technology; Care Technology Point; Care Technology Points; Technology Point, Care; Technology Points, Care; Bedside Testing; Bedside Testings; Testing, Bedside |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
A survey of bedside ultrasound use by emergency physicians in California.
30 May 2009 
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the current practice of emergency physician-performed bedside ultrasound examinations in California and to assess differences between academic and community practice. METHODS: We queried all ... Read more...
Personal digital assistant use by nurse practitioners: a descriptive study.
30 Dec 2008 PURPOSE: We sought to describe the prevalence and patterns of use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) among active nurse practitioners (NPs). DATA SOURCES: A descriptive correlational survey was conducted among NPs in the United States (N = 126). ... Read more...
Use of the 'sliding lung sign' in emergency bedside ultrasound.
30 Jul 2008 Ultrasound at the bedside is being increasingly used by emergency physicians and others assessing the acutely ill and injured patient. Recent studies have described a sonographic sign, known as the 'sliding lung sign', which appears to hold promise ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Point-of-Care Systems - Utilization'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- A survey of bedside ultrasound use by emergency physicians in California. 30 May 2009
- Reviewing doctors online.
30 Mar 2009 - Personal digital assistant use by nurse practitioners: a descriptive study. 30 Dec 2008
- Use of the 'sliding lung sign' in emergency bedside ultrasound. 30 Jul 2008
- Changes in utilization of intraoperative laboratory testing associated with the introduction of point-of-care testing devices in an academic department.
29 Nov 2007 - Use of point-of-care ultrasound by a critical care retrieval team. 29 Nov 2007
- Telehealth and technology in home care: part I. Insights from the Philips National Study on the Future of Technology and Telehealth in Home Care. 29 Sep 2007
- The utility of handheld ultrasound in an austere medical setting in Guatemala after a natural disaster. 30 Aug 2007
- Point of care hematocrit and hemoglobin in cardiac surgery: a review. 29 Apr 2007
- Impact of a bedside procedure service on general medicine inpatients: A firm-based trial. 29 Apr 2007
- Bedside leucocyte esterase reagent strips with spectrophotometric analysis to rapidly exclude spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a pilot study. 30 Mar 2007
- Effect of point-of-care on maintenance of glycemic control as measured by A1C. 27 Feb 2007
- Use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) in reflection on learning and practice. 30 Dec 2006
- From bench to bedside--in vivo confocal imaging on its way to a clinical decision-making tool. 30 Dec 2006
- Wireless laptops improve CMs' efficiency, cut LOS. 30 Oct 2006
- Poised for growth. Point-of-care testing. 30 Aug 2006
- Evaluation of the KA24 (Knowledge Access 24) service for health and social care staff in London and the south-east of England. Part 2: qualitative. 30 Aug 2006
- The use of personal digital assistants at the point of care in an undergraduate nursing program. 29 Apr 2006
- Teaching residents systems-based practice through a hospital cost-reduction program: a "win-win" situation. 30 Dec 2005
- The current practice of tracheostomy in the UK. 30 Aug 2005
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Technical information about 'Point-of-Care Systems'
Definition: Laboratory and other services provided to patients at the bedside. These include diagnostic and laboratory testing using automated information entry.
Descriptor UI: D019095
Alternative terms: Point-of-Care Systems; Point of Care Systems; Point-of-Care System; System, Point-of-Care; Systems, Point-of-Care; Point of Care Technology; Care Technology Point; Care Technology Points; Technology Point, Care; Technology Points, Care; Bedside Testing; Bedside Testings; Testing, Bedside; Testings, Bedside; Bedside Computing; Bedside Computings; Computing, Bedside; Computings, Bedside; Bedside Technology; Bedside Technologies; Technologies, Bedside; Technology, Bedside;
Related Mesh Headings: Medical Order Entry Systems;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: N04.452.442.452.680; N04.452.515.360.652; N04.590.874;
History Note: 96