Clinical Review
Transition From Venipuncture to Point-of-Care International Normalized Ratio Testing in a VA Anticoagulation Clinic
Fed Pract. 2010 September;27(9):24
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Beth D. Greck, PharmD, CDE; Angela K. Porter, PharmD, CDE; and Angela G. Pentecost, PharmD
Drs. Greck, Porter, and Pentecost are clinical pharmacy specialists at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
Point-of-care testing of patients in the immediate clinic area may increase the workload of the staff and be more costly, but the benefits to patients on long-term oral anticoagulation therapy and the overall improved clinic efficiency outweigh the obstacles.