Art: 714262-00AA Rev. Date: 17-Mar-11
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as moderate complexity.
CODING i-STAT RESULTS
identified by the prefix letter preceeding the cartridge lot number.
Miscoding your results can cause PT failures. Continued PT failures may result in the loss of your
permission to report results. Furthermore, miscoding may cause inaccurate peer group means,
resulting in unnecessary failures for some participants.
APOC recognizes that it may be difficult for PT providers and customers to ensure proper coding. We are
Therefore, it is
important for troubleshooting purposes to record the cartridge type and lot number used to report PT
results.
Note 1: pH and PCO
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pH and PCO
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results from other cartridges. When reporting results, look for a separate peer group for these
cartridge lots.
Note 2:
selection based upon the cartridge type and lot number.
Note 3:
value. Make sure the symbol is legible and cannot be interpreted as a number.
as the CLIA number, test results, and any additional information required before submitting result forms to
your provider. Record and retain the cartridge type and lot number used to test samples. If you have
USE THE PROFICIENCY TEST PATHWAY
.
It also uses the
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NONWARM
for survey reporting purposes. If the patient
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of converting NONWARM ACT results to ACT results.
4. Press 2 for Proficiency.
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