INTRODUCTION
What is Evidence-Based Medicine?
What is Point-of-Care Testing?
What are the Benefits of Point-of-Care Testing?
Why Do Hospitals and Clinics Need Epocare?
Disciplines Involved in Creating Epocare
What Are the Benefits of Point-of-Care Testing?
1. Best research evidence relevant to individual patient need is instantly available.
Anticipated outcome: increased patient safety.
2. Information is consistent and explicit.
Anticipated outcome: decreased chance of physician error; increased patient safety.
3. Information is current.
Anticipated outcome: 'state of the art' treatment; optimum quality of care.
4. Physician's time is saved.
Anticipated outcome: increased efficiency of patient care, physician satisfaction.