To document the cost of implementing point-of-care (POC) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rapid testing in busy community pharmacies and retail clinics.
CBOs typically had two to eight permanent staff, several years of experience implementing point-of-care HIV/syphilis testing, and no formal advisory board.
Challenges in implementing point-of-care tools need to be recognized, however, including the potential for overwhelming clinicians with alerts leading to alert fatigue.
The Brazilian Amazon region is characterised by scattered and isolated communities, a fragile physical infrastructure, and a shortage and high rotation of health staff, all of which hinder efforts to implement point-of-care (POC) testing for syphilis and HIV.
In an attempt to decrease medication errors and improve safety practices, from 2003 through 2007 the study investigators partnered with five Midwestern nursing homes in implementing electronic point-of-care medication administration records (eMARs) and focused quality improvement (QI) efforts.
Finally, from the perspective of clinic administrators, implementing routine point-of-care UDS would require additional personnel and lab space.
Meanwhile, there are numerous issues that may arise from implementing routine point-of-care UDS for all HIV-infected patients.
Twenty-six (1.7%) of 1551 papers met our four inclusion criteria: 1) implemented a point-of-use water treatment intervention, 2) applied a behavioral intervention, 3) evaluated behavior change as the outcome, and 4) occurred in a low- or medium-development country.
Today Revel announced a deal with Shell, the oil and gas giant, to implement its point-of-sale system across its retail network of gas stations globally.
