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Sampling of healthcare professionals' perspective on point-of-care technologies from 2019-2021: A survey of benefits, concerns, and development

Orwig, Taylor
Sutaria, Shiv
Wang, Ziyue
Howard-Wilson, Sakeina
Dunlap, Denise
Lilly, Craig M
Buchholz, Bryan
McManus, David D
Hafer, Nathaniel
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Point-of-care technology (POCT) plays a vital role in modern healthcare by providing a fast diagnosis, improving patient management, and extending healthcare access to remote and resource-limited areas. The objective of this study was to understand how healthcare professionals in the United States perceived POCTs during 2019-2021 to assess the decision-making process of implementing these newer technologies into everyday practice. A 5-point Likert scale survey was sent to respondents to evaluate their perceptions of benefits, concerns, characteristics, and development of point-of-care technologies. The 2021 survey was distributed November 1st, 2021- February 15th, 2022, with a total of 168 independent survey responses received. Of the respondents, 59% identified as male, 73% were white, and 48% have been in practice for over 20 years. The results showed that most agreed that POCTs improve patient management (94%) and improve clinician confidence in decision making (92%). Healthcare professionals were most concerned with potentially not being reimbursed for the cost of the POCT (37%). When asked to rank the top 3 important characteristics of POCT, respondents chose accuracy, ease of use, and availability. It is important to note this survey was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve an even greater representation of healthcare professionals' point of view on POCTs, further work to obtain responses from a larger, more diverse population of providers is needed.

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Orwig T, Sutaria S, Wang Z, Howard-Wilson S, Dunlap D, Lilly CM, Buchholz B, McManus DD, Hafer N. Sampling of healthcare professionals' perspective on point-of-care technologies from 2019-2021: A survey of benefits, concerns, and development. PLoS One. 2024 Mar 8;19(3):e0299516. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299516. PMID: 38457401; PMCID: PMC10923439.

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10.1371/journal.pone.0299516
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Author awardee initials: D.M., B.B. Grant Numbers: U54HL143541, UL1TR001453 This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health URL: https://www.nih.gov/ YES- The funders contributed to the design of the survey used in this study, but did not contribute in the collection, analyses, or design or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.
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Copyright: © 2024 Orwig et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Attribution 4.0 International