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Paulina Miczko posted a reply on Re: ID NOW or Cepheid

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM

Said: We currently use ID Nows in an outpatient area and decided not to implement into the Emergency Department and go with the Xpress instead. The ID NOW has a reagent warm up time where users need to wait 5 minutes before they can proceed w...

Jewell Billings posted a reply on Re: ID NOW or Cepheid

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM

Said: Cepheid. You can get a 4 module instrument and do 4 at a time. Easier test preparedness. I have used both and I believe Cepheid is a better choice.

Kim Ballister posted a new Topic

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM

ID NOW or Cepheid

Our family practice groups are wanting to move from antigen testing to ID NOW or Cepheid GeneXpert Xpress. These are CLIA waived offices with CMA's and RN's performing the test. Manual entry into Epic, testing for Strep A, Flu, Covid and RSV.
What is your preferred platform and why?
Thanks
Kim

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Erika Deaton-Mohney BS, MT(ASCP), CPP posted a reply on Re: Point of Care PTH testing

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM

Said: We do this test at POC and have since 2012. We have used two different instruments, with our newest to go live later this month. There are no FDA approve PTH testing that is very POC. All of the FDA devices are lab like and require a bi...

Teresa Payne posted a new Topic

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM

Nova Lactate Meters vs. GEM5000

We are considering a standalone lactate meter so that we can expedite results in alignment with our sepsis protocol. Has anyone run a method comparison between the Nova Lactate meters and the GEM5000 that is willing to share how they compare?

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