IQCP ISTAT: Adding a New Cartridge

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Would anyone be willing to share what steps they took to add a new cartridge to existing ISTAT IQCP?
We are going to add the ACTk cartridge. Did you run QC for 30 days? Who ran the QC POC or the unit?

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We performed the risk assessment for that cartridge and dept.
  • (Cal/Ver cartridge if applicable, iSTAT ACT doesn't have a Cal/Ver)
Performed daily QC for ~2 weeks, performed by the floor staff.
Implement an IQCP for that cartridge with QC being performed weekly by the floor staff (rotated)
After ~2 months of successful QC we updated the IQCP to 1 month QC frequency.
After ~6 months of successful QC we updated the IQCP to 60 days QC frequency and rolled it into the larger IQCP with the other iSTAT cartridges.

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Sylvia Lowery
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