GAO: Nursing homes unlikely to use point-of-care COVID tests in states that question accuracy
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2021
A disconnect between federal and state or local policies has a direct effect on POC antigen test use in these settings, according to a comprehensive report released Thursday by the U.S. Government Accountability...
COVID test turnaround time tops 2 days for a third of nursing homes, data show
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2020
Among 13,000 facilities that provided their testing speed to the government, only 17% reported an average turnaround time of less than a day; and fully 29% waited three days or more on average for residents’...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 16
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 16, 2020
Senators to FDA: Outline COVID vaccine safety plan for older adults … More states question reliability of point-of-care testing devices supplied by feds … New cannabinoid use by older adults linked...
LG CNS’ Collain Healthcare releases POCS 2.0
Aug 06, 2014
Collain Healthcare, an LG CNS Company, has made its Point of Care Solution (POCS) version 2.0 now available for immediate implementation.