Description:
This
presentation discusses waived testing trends, assessing waived testing quality,
and identifying quality gaps in sites that conduct waived testing. The
presentation also reviews management responsibility for testing and the
regulatory and physical requirements for testing. Test selection, personnel training and
assessment, the importance of following the manufacturer’s instructions for
testing, and quality assurance are also covered.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe
overall trends for laboratories that perform waived point-of-care tests.
- List
common quality gaps that exist in sites performing waived tests.
- Outline
the key considerations and practices that need to happen before waived testing
occurs.
- Define
the key laboratory practices that need to happen during the performance of the
waived test.
- Discuss
important CDC educational resources for performing quality waived testing.
Author(s):
Heather L. Stang, MS, MT (AMT)
Launched: 2013