DIN Standards Committee Health Technologies
DIN EN ISO 22870
Point-of-care testing (POCT) - Requirements for quality and competence (ISO 22870:2016); German version EN ISO 22870:2016
Patientennahe Untersuchungen (point-of-care testing, POCT) - Anforderungen an Qualität und Kompetenz (ISO 22870:2016); Deutsche Fassung EN ISO 22870:2016
Overview
This standard gives specific requirements applicable to point-of-care testing and is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 15189. The requirements of this document apply when POCT is carried out in a hospital, clinic and by a healthcare organization providing ambulatory care. This document can be applied to transcutaneous measurements, the analysis of expired air, and in vivo monitoring of physiological parameters. The responsible national committee is Working Committee NA 063-03-11 AA "Patientennahe Sofortdiagnostik (POCT)" ("Point-of-care-testing (POCT)" at DIN Standards Committee Medicine (NAMed).
Document: references other documents
Responsible national committee
NA 176-08-06 AA - Point-of-Care-Testing (POCT)
Responsible european committee
CEN/TC 140 - In vitro diagnostic medical devices
Responsible international committee
ISO/TC 212/WG 1 - Quality and competence in the medical laboratory