The Lab in the Doctor's Hands: Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Peter Farrell Some doctors may view it as a laboratory in their hand - the new point-of-care method of diagnostic testing, right at the patients bedside. Peter Farrell, divisional vice president of marketing and clinical affairs for Abbott Laboratories Point-of-Care business, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the movement of hospitals, doctors and other health facilities to point-of-care testing, which allows for quicker diagnoses and subsequent treatment plans.