The point of care testing(POCT) becomes popular in the Japanese medical scenes. POCT has its unique technologies which makes convenient and fast turn around time(TAT) test available to the physicians. Can clinical laboratories challenge to this new technologies ? The licensed medical technologists and clinical laboratory analyzers with advanced user interface improve TAT, and the well established technology can provide the best solution today, and. The synergy of the clinical laboratory tests and POCT will increase the productivity of patient care in the future.
[Rinsho Byori 50 : 936～939, 2002 ]
*Beckman Coulter, Inc, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
【Key Words】TAT(結果報告までの時間)，LIS(検査(情報)システム)，emergency test(緊急検査)，IT(情報技術)
*ベックマン・コールター㈱診断システム本部マーケティングG(〒105-0001 東京都港区虎ノ門3-5-1虎ノ門37森ビル)
E-mail :hsaeki@beckmancoulter.co.jp