Teriparatide forms new bone, increases bone mineral density and bone strength, and as a result reduces the chance of getting a fracture (broken bone). Teriparatide can be used by men or postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who are at high risk for having fractures.
âPointâofâcare testing (POCT) refers to any testing conducted outside a lab, in. a hospital, in a clinic or by a health care organization providing ambulatory. care. This includes testing performed at sites outside the traditional lab. dedicated to medical biology, near where care is delivered to the client. Pointâ.
Direct primary care. In the United States, direct primary care (DPC) is a type of primary care billing and payment arrangement made between patients and providers, without sending claims to insurance providers. It is an umbrella term, incorporating various health care delivery systems that involve direct financial relationships between patients and health care providers.