Category Guideline Organisation Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Type Standard Access Open Status Active Created Jun-14 Ensuring the quality of point-of-care testing (POCT) has proved challenging in many institutions and settings. The lack of a quality framework and defined legislative regulation or mandatory requirements for managing POCT in Australia leaves a gap which can potentially compromise patient safety and the quality of testing. This document presents a quality framework to support organisations intending to provide POCT. The framework also addresses accreditation requirements and provides a structured approach to creating and maintaining processes and procedures for implementing a quality system in a POCT service.Main sections:· Organisation· Customer focus and resolution of complaints· Facilities and safety· Personnel· Purchasing and inventory· POCT equipment· Testing method (assay)· Process management· Documents and records management· Information management· Non-conforming event (NCE) management· Audits and assessments· Continual improvement Access Point of Care Testing: Elements of a Quality Framework By accessing this content, you are leaving this website. The Agency takes no responsibility for the accuracy of content on the destination page.