Drive Through Point of Care International Normalized Ratio Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lisa Deacon; Jaclyn Stoppi

doi:10.21061/jvs.v6i2.205

Drive Through Point of Care International Normalized Ratio Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Veterans Studies

Volume 6 (2020): Issue 2

By: Lisa Deacon and Jaclyn Stoppi

Open Access

|Dec 2020

Abstract

In order to help combat COVID-19 and provide consistent and safe care for the veterans at the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center (WPVAMC), a drive through Point of Care International Normalized Ratio (POC-INR) testing site was implemented. This drive through clinic allows veterans taking warfarin to safely obtain anticoagulation management while complying with social distancing guidelines.

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