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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Biochem. 2012 Jun 28;45(0):988–998. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.06.019

Table 2.

Body of Evidence Summary Table: Point-of-Care Test Barcoding

Study (Quality and Effect Size Ratings) Population/Sample Setting Time period Results (Specimen ID Error Rates)
Colard 2005

  • Good

  • Substantial

 All inpatient glucose POCT- approximately 12,000–15,000/mo. (no data provided for study sample) Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO; 629-bed tertiary care teaching hospital 11/2002 – 12/2003
Pre: 1 mo. (11/2002)
Post: 9 mos. (4–12/2003)		 Patient ID Error rate (monthly)
Pre: 9.4%
Post: 0.7%
OR = 14.72 (CI: 13.47 – 16.08)
Rao 2005

  • Fair

  • Moderate

 Glucose POCTs for 35 inpatients
No Barcoding: 304
Barcoding: 158		 Massachusetts General Hospital, teaching hospital, > 900 beds No dates reported
No Barcoding: 2 mos.
Barcoding: 1 mo.		 Patient ID Error rate
No Barcoding: 1.32%
Barcoding: 0.00%
OR = 4.75 (CI: 0.25 – 88.73)
Unpublished
Geisinger 2009

  • Fair

  • Substantial

 Glucose POCTs for all inpatients; ~18,000/mo.; Baseline sample size not reported (includes ~1/3 barcoding); Barcoding: 106,780 Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA; teaching hospital, > 300 beds. 1/2004 and 1–6/2009
Baseline: 1 mo. (2004)
Barcoding: 6 mos. (2009)		 Patient ID Error rate
Baseline: 2.9%
Barcoding (full implementation): 0.5%
OR = 5.94 (CI: 5.26 −6.71)
Kenmore Mercy 2011

  • Good

  • Substantial

 All hospital inpatient and Emergency Dept. POC glucose tests
Pre: 79,437
Post: 184,491		 Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, NY; teaching hospital; 100–300 beds 1/2007 – 5/2011
Pre: 16 mos.
Post: 37 mos.		 Patient ID Error rate
Pre : 2.16%
Post: 0.57%
OR = 3.85 (CI: 3.56 – 4.16)
Mercy Buffalo2011

  • Good

  • Substantial

 All hospital inpatient and Emergency Dept. POC glucose tests
Pre: 249,667
Post: 517,744		 Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; teaching hospital, >300 beds 1/2007 – 5/2011
Pre: 17 mos.
Post: 36 mos.		 Patient ID error rate
Pre : 2.24%
Post: 0.44%
OR = 5.23 (CI: 4.98 – 5.50)
Sisters Buffalo 2011

  • Good

  • Substantial

 All hospital inpatient and Emergency Dept. POC glucose tests
Pre: 120,718
Post: 259,787		 Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY; teaching hospital; 100– 300 beds 1/2007 – 5/2011
Pre: 17 mos.
Post: 36 mos.		 Patient ID error rate
Pre : 1.56%
Post: 0.42%
OR = 3.75 (CI: 3.48 – 4.04)
Sisters. St. Joseph 2011

  • Good

  • Substantial

 All hospital inpatient and Emergency Dept. POC glucose tests
Pre: 44,932
Post: 182,150		 Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph’s Campus, Cheektowaga, NY; teaching hospital; 100– 300 beds 1/2007 – 5/2011
Pre: 11 mos.
Post: 42 mos.		 Patient ID error rate
Pre : 3.22%
Post: 0.54%
OR = 6.09 (CI: 5.61 – 6.60)
BODY OF EVIDENCE RATINGS # Studies by Quality and Effect Size Ratings
5 Good/Substantial
1 Fair/Substantial
1 Fair/Moderate
Consistency YES
Overall Strength HIGH