Informatics related to point-of-care devices denotes the ability to translate stand-alone biological data into
meaningful information that can be interpreted to enable and support users in taking the most appropriate
steps to aid in managing their health. This paper considers small point-of-care devices used outside
healthcare environments, and presents glucometers as an example. The paper seeks to evaluate the
current level of servitization of point-of-care testing devices and considers whether they are, or could form,
the product-core of a product-service system. The type of product-service system, its informatics
requirements, and the services such a system could provide are also considered.