A review of near patient testing in primary care.

Journal article

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim was to identify publications relating to near patient testing (NPT), the use of alternative delivery systems between laboratory and general practice, including electronic data interchange (EDI), and computerised diagnostic decision support (CDDS), in the primary care setting to answer the following questions. What is the availability of NPT for primary care? What evidence is available to support the clinical effectiveness of NPT? What evidence is available on the...

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Authors: Hobbs, F; Delaney, B; Fitzmaurice, D; Wilson, S; Hyde, C

• Journal: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England)
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 5
• Pages: i-229
• Publication date: 1997-01-01
• EISSN: 2046-4924
• ISSN: 1366-5278
• Language: English
• Keywords: Reproducibility of Results; Pregnancy; Great Britain; Humans; Diagnostic Tests, Routine; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; Physicians' Offices; Quality Control; Technology Assessment, Biomedical; Male; Point-of-Care Systems; Female; Primary Health Care; Cost-Benefit Analysis