Point-of-care testing (POCT) is commonplace within today’s large Integrated Delivery Networks. Hospital administrators, care providers and laboratorians know that in order to thrive in the new Accountable Care “shared savings” environment, treatment plans must be delivered faster, more comprehensively and with accurate information.
The inefficiencies of shuttling samples to and from the central laboratory are magnified as systems expand their reach. Many Lab Directors and Point-of-Care Coordinators are empowering the caregivers in satellite clinics and specialty sites to conduct the routine general chemistry tests they need on-site, in minutes with the Piccolo®.
Many point-of-care devices can’t stand up to the correlation requirements of the hospital system, therefore they are not widely adopted. Hospitals must have consistent results and treatment protocols throughout, and any POC device needs to align with the results of the core lab. Many simply can’t.
The Piccolo however, is different. It is a self-contained spectrophotometer/centrifuge that measures the absorption of the enzymatic chemistry reactions on 9 different wavelengths1 to deliver truly lab-accurate2 results. Empowered with these results in real-time, care providers can increase office efficiency and more patients receive a complete plan of care in just one visit.
Impact patient care
- Diagnose and plan treatment for a wide variety of conditions with increased confidence based on lab-accurate results
- Begin critical treatment programs faster
- Increase patient satisfaction3 from full-service capabilities
Enhance system capabilities
- Conduct on-site CLIA-waived lab analysis in minutes
- Increase in-house diagnostic services for your patient population
- Cornerstone of in-house mini-lab
- All Piccolo reagent panels are reimbursable by payors
- Increase services without increasing costs4
Boost clinical efficiency
- Reduce the time spent preparing samples and relaying results
- Raise patient confidence through comprehensive service
- Address the majority of patient presentations in real time
- Amplify patient referrals and word-of-mouth business
17 Complete Chemistry Panels
31 Tests
11 CLIA Waived
- References:
- 1 Data on file.
- 2 Data on file.
- 3 Patient satisfaction with point-of-care laboratory testing: report of a quality improvement program in an ambulatory practice of an academic medical center, 2013, Crocker et al.
- 4 Implementation of Point-of-Care Testing in an Ambulatory Practice of an Academic Medical Center, 2014, Crocker et al.