Point-of-care testing error: sources and amplifiers, taxonomy, prevention strategies, and detection monitors.
Meier FA, Jones BA. Point-of-care testing error: sources and amplifiers, taxonomy, prevention strategies, and detection monitors. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129(10):1262-1267.
The investigators found point-of-care testing errors to be relatively common and identified sources of the errors along with factors that increase the likelihood of occurrence. They provide several strategies for error reduction.