Connectivity for point-of-care testing results: a call for change A New Zealand national point-of-care testing advisory group (NZ POCT AG) position statement

This article hopes to minimise challenges such as result transcription errors, undocumented tests and results, delays in management and over-testing, by making seven recommendations in support of implementing nation-wide connectivity for point-of-care testing. The ultimate goal is to facilitate safer and equitable point-of-care medical laboratory testing throughout the patient journey and in all geographical locations of New Zealand. The recommendations have been endorsed by the New Zealand Society for Pathologists and The New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science.