The Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science

Summary of the main points to be implemented for each status in POCT

Status	Key performance indicators
Global POCT process	1. Percentage of the tests reported in LIS over the tests performed in POCT analysers
	2. Percentage of the tests reported in LIS by laboratory over the tests reported in LIS by POCT from the same clinical setting
	3. Difference between the number of tests considering the consumables used and the tests performed in POCT analysers
Extra-examination phase	1. Percentage of the tests with pre-examination errors (blood gases) or instrument alerts (glucometers) over the total tests performed in POCT analysers
Extra-examination phase	2. Percentage of the tests with patient identification errors (electronic medical record ≤3 digits) over all the tests reported in LIS by POCT
Examination phase	1. Percentage or number of results of variation coefficients within analytical performance specifications over the total results
Examination phase	2. Percentage or number of results of total errors within the analytical performance specifications over the total results
Staff training and competency	1. Percentage of the tests performed by the POCT operator with the highest activity over all the tests performed inevery clinical setting

Abbreviations: POCT, point-of-care testing; LIS, laboratory information system.

Adapted from the article of Oliver et al (EJIFCC 2021;32:131-139) [18].