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.

*Beckman Coulter, Inc, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001

【Key Words】TAT, LIS, emergency test, IT