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Said: Because I have to meet operators anyway to sign off on direct observation, I quite frankly still find paper to be the most expeditious way to accomplish mod-complex (not waived) competency assessment.  We pick days where patient ca...

Said: We have a mobile CLIA we oversee - it is a team that is handled by Virtual Care and is deployed if needed.  This is staffed by EMT's and Paramedics.  They have POC equipment that they take to the home.  We just figured ou...

Said: Most of mine are >6 years old, either ours originally, or replacement meters that are often around the same vintage as the one returned.  Haven't really noticed any issues specifically related to age; although recently I had to ...

Said: Hi Sonia - Respiratory therapists are instructed on the different flags, what is ok to accept and what to reject.  They do this on the GEM screen.  If they accept a gas with a flag that should not be posted to a chart, then it...

Said: We use HealthStream online learning management system at our facility, it is used for education system wide.  We have courses built for each POC instrument and have policy review, quiz, and a checklist.  The checklist breaks d...