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Said: We, thankfully, do not allow traveling staff to perform non-waived testing. Since they will never be on the wards alone, our permanent (trained and competent) staff is responsible for stepping in and doing ACTs when necessary.
Said: Ah, the complexities that traveling staff have brought to us, no?  Here's my thought - CAP POC.06915 states that first assessment (what we typically call "6-month assessment") must be done within 7 months of start of testing, and t...
Said: We used STAT-Site WB by EKF in the lab, but it is a waived POC test. Results within 5-10 seconds, strips and reagents are stored at room temperature, and very easy to use (similar to glucose meter). 
Said: Mary,The Avox is non-waived analyzer, so yes, per CAP you would need to validate the AMR every 6 months.  This is done with your 6 month Cal/Ver that you should also be performing, just make sure that your defined AMR is co...

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