Point of Care Diagnostic Testing Sector Trends

Summary

The purpose of this TriMark Publications report is to describe the sector trends within the point of care testing (POCT) diagnostic market. It examines those measurement devices and their reagents and supplies that are utilized in hospitals, clinics, commercial laboratories and research institutions to detect cells and proteins for the purpose of diagnosis and monitoring of disease. This study includes all of the generally-accepted clinical analytical activities that are currently in use today. Additionally, an analysis of business and technology trends and developing areas of point of care and HPV testing is provided, along with a review of the market for point of care testing equipment and supplies in the clinical and research market segments, using screening reagents and instruments for analysis of individual components in blood, serum or plasma. This report defines U.S. and global market dollar sales volume and analyzes factors that influence the size and growth of market segments.

Contents

• 1. Overview
  • 1.1 Statement of Report
  • 1.2 Scope of the Report
  • 1.3 Objectives
  • 1.4 Methodology
  • 1.5 Executive Summary
• 2. Overview of Diagnostic Point of Care Testing
  • 2.1 Key Issues in the Point of Care Diagnostic Testing Sector
    • 2.1.1 Current Market Trends and Drivers
    • 2.1.2 Effectiveness of POCT
    • 2.1.3 New Growth Areas for POCT
    • 2.1.4 Advantages of POCT in a Clinical Setting
    • 2.1.5 Pricing and Reimbursement Issues
    • 2.1.6 Key Customer Segments
  • 2.2 Global Point of Care Marketplace
  • 2.3 Shifts from Central Lab Testing to POCT
  • 2.4 Geographical Distribution
  • 2.5 Emerging New Technologies
  • 2.6 Challenges of POCT
  • 2.7 Key Issues for POCT
    • 2.7.1 Locations of POCT
    • 2.7.2 Hospital Lab Rapid Tests
    • 2.7.3 Doctor's Office Laboratory
    • 2.7.4 Non-Hospital POCT
    • 2.7.5 Home Monitoring
    • 2.7.6 Milestones in Technology Development
    • 2.7.7 Drive for Decentralization from Lab to Patient
    • 2.7.8 Expanded Reimbursement
    • 2.7.9 Competitive Landscape for POCT
  • 2.8 The Future of POCT
• 3. POC and Rapid Testing: Market Analysis: Size, Background, Growth, Share and Competitors
  • 3.1 Global POCT Market
  • 3.2 U.S. Point of Care Markets
  • 3.3 European POCT Market
  • 3.4 Japanese POCT Market
• 4. The Place of POCT in Critical Care
  • 4.1 Technological Diversity in POCT
    • 4.1.1 The Wide Range of Point of Care Assays
    • 4.1.2 Challenge of Testing on a Single Platform
    • 4.1.3 Connectivity with Testing Platforms
    • 4.1.4 Improvement in Clinical Outcomes with Use of POCT
    • 4.1.5 Future Developments
  • 4.2 Point of Care Addresses Critical Requirements
    • 4.2.1 Needs in Critical Care Testing
    • 4.2.2 Point of Care Instrument Key Elements
    • 4.2.3 Key Advancements??