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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

TOPIC AREA: Patient Specimen Identification

Practice: Point-of-Care Test Barcoding

Practice: POCT Bar
Coding Systems		 Study Quality Rating Effect Size
Rating		 Overall
Consistency		 Overall Strength of
Body of Evidence
Study Practice Measures Results Total Rating
Colard 2005 3 2 1 2 8 Good Substantial
Nichols et. al 2004 2 2 1 0 5 Poor N/A
Rao et al. 2005 2 2 1 2 7 Fair Moderate 5 Studies = Good/Substantial
Unpublished
Geisinger 2009 2 2 2 1 7 Fair Substantial 1 Study = Fair/Substantial
Kenmore Mercy
Hospital 2011 3 2 2 3 10 Good Substantial 1 Study – Fair/Moderate
Mercy Hospital of
Buffalo 2011 3 2 2 3 10 Good Substantial 2 Studies = Poor- Excluded
Sisters of Charity
Hospital Buffalo 2011 3 2 2 3 10 Good Substantial
Sisters of Charity
Hosp. St. Joseph 2011 3 2 2 3 10 Good Substantial
Unpub B 2009 1 2 2 0 5 Poor N/A Yes High