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You are a supervisory level, clinical laboratory scientist (10 years of experience) in a 300+ Bed, The Joint Commission (TIC) accredited hospital. The laboratory director informs you that the organizations administrator has asked the laboratory to assess the institutions overall approach to meeting its regulatory responsibilities including point-of-care testing (POCT). In addition to the main laboratory testing. POCT is performed on inpatients, outpatients, at off-site clinics, and through outreach (e.g. visiting nurses). The laboratory director asks you to assume the overall responsibility for this reevaluation. (Please give a detailed answer. Thank You!)

  1. What regulations govern point-of-care testing?
  2. What type of quality control for point-of-care testing must be implemented?
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