Abstract
The Point of Care Testing (PoCT) in General Practice Trial (the Trial) was an Australian Government-funded multi-centre, cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT), to investigate and evaluate the safety, clinical effectiveness cost effectiveness and satisfaction of PoCT in a general practice environment. The Trial also sought to determine:
•if there were any differences between urban, rural and remote geographic regions in any of the parameters measured
•if the regulatory environment used for the Trial would meet the needs of all the stakeholders if PoCT were to be made more generally available
•what would be the appropriate Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) fee for the tests selected in the Trial?
•if there were any differences between urban, rural and remote geographic regions in any of the parameters measured
•if the regulatory environment used for the Trial would meet the needs of all the stakeholders if PoCT were to be made more generally available
•what would be the appropriate Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) fee for the tests selected in the Trial?
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Canberra |
Publisher | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
Number of pages | 394 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2009 |