Tag Archive for: Point-of-Care

VIDEO: 5 Key Facts about Point-of-Care (POC) Diagnostic Tests

Learn about these 5 key facts based on research featured in The Worldwide Market for Point-of-Care (POC) Diagnostic Tests, 9th Edition (published April 2022), a recent report by Kalorama Information Watch the one minute video below for insights and important facts regarding the POC diagnostic testing market. And as always, Kalorama Information offers even more […]

Point-of-Care (POC) Diagnostic Testing: 5 Key Trends to Watch from 2022-2026

Globally, millions of dollars are spent annually on point-of-care (POC) diagnostic testing, both professional testing (which includes physician office labs, clinic labs, employer labs and hospital labs) and self-testing (which includes home, drug store testing and continuous glucose testing).  In 2021, amidst the pandemic, the POC market reached $41,149 million ($41.1 billion) and the market […]

POC Testing Joins “War” on COVID-19 with 45-Minute Cepheid Test

We projected in Kalorama’s  mPOC market study that molecular point of care ( mPOC ) would lead the fight in meeting the demand for COVID-19 testing with accurate and fast results.   Lab staff is at a premium, hospitals are taxed, and testing needs to happen where it can be useful to isolate patients.  We suggested that […]

In Breaking Transmission Chain of COVID-19 and Other Diseases, Point-of-Care is Best Hope

Demand for testing has gone from a healthcare industry topic to a national crusade in weeks with the onset of COVID-19. High-throughput tests have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the U.S. for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease. But for true intervention in doctors […]

Barbershop Point of Care Testing? Study Shows it Might Be Effective

Point-of-care has potential to reach patients who may not even be aware they are patients, as evidenced by a recent study in a major journal that documented an unusual point-of-care venue: barbershops were found to be effective locations for on-the-spot testing of black men for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), according to a study published January 27 […]