If you would like to brush up on your point-of-care testing knowledge before the exam, we suggest using the following for reference or study resources.
Online Resources
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). CMS U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
- To Test or Not to Test? Considerations for Waived Testing; CDC & CMS U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
- Developing an IQCP: A Step-By Step Guide; CDC & CMS U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
- Evidence-Based Practice for Point-of-Care Testing. POCT Practice Guidelines (Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, 2007)
- Online certificate program Point-of-Care Specialist (Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine)
Books
- Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 6th Edition (Rifai, N, Horvath, AR, Wittwer, CT, eds., 2018)
- Point-of-Care Testing: Principles and Clinical Applications (Peter Luppa and Ralf Junker, 2018)
Journals
- Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Clinical Chemistry (Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine)
- Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine (Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine)