IVD – primary care

Sysmex Primary care is a new and energetic member of the Sysmex family. Primary care focuses on easy-to-use analyses with an instant effect on the therapy or diagnosis. We would like to continue with the same amount of passion and flexibility, you already know from Sysmex, contributing to a healthy society and the advancement of healthcare with our developing product scala for primary care. As we would also like to keep delivering practical solutions for practical organizations your opinion is very much appreciated. Would you please be so kind as to answer the questions below? Thanks! Jan Volkaert, Primary care and Life science, Fon 0032 477 350 371


1. From your point of view, what are the key reasons for primary care? (select 3)
Increasing use of diagnostics in disease management (including self testing)
Improvement of turn around times/quick results (e.g. emergency parameters)
Use of POCT to reduce costs and staffing in labs
Development of increasing numbers of POCT data management and connectivity solutions
Increased testing in non-hospital settings
Elimination of the need to transport a specimen (e.g. stability issues, transport costs,…)
Encouraging governmental initiatives
Other:


2. From your point of view, what are the main restraints for primary care? (select 3)
Inconsistent reimbursement schedules
Low acceptance of POCT
Too expensive compared to classical IVD
Lack of appropriate analyses
No demand from the hospital
Central labs deliver already good turn around time


3. From your point of view, what is the most important for primary care? (select 3)
Sample volume
Speed
Easy to use
Price
Connectivity for results
Quality of results
Size of the analyzer
Reagent system connected to the LIS
Portability
Other:


4. At this time which quick tests are you using in the lab?



5. At this time where do you use POCT and for which analyses?



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