Operationalizing COVID-19 testing: Who, what, when, where, why, and how

Anita J Reddy; Thomas G Fraser; Purva Grover; Allison L Weathers; Michael Cruise; Meredith A Foxx; Christopher M Babiuch; Walter H Henricks; Stephen W Meldon; Ashleigh Muenzenmeyer; Shannon L Pengel; James F Simon; Gary W Procop

doi:10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc048

Operationalizing COVID-19 testing: Who, what, when, where, why, and how

Cleve Clin J Med. 2021 Mar 5. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc048. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic [email protected].
² Department of Infectious Disease, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
³ Emergency Services Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
⁴ ITD Technology Services and Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
⁵ Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
⁶ Nursing Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
⁷ Department of Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, Cleveland Clinic.
⁸ Medical Operations and Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic.

PMID: 32518132
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc048

Abstract

The authors review the rationale behind and approaches to testing for COVID-19, the quality of currently available tests, the role of data analytics in strategizing testing, and using the electronic medical record and other programs designed to steward COVID-19 testing and follow-up of patients.