New Portal for Reporting POC COVID-19 Lab Results and Updated Guidance for COVID-19 Testing
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September 14 clinician's letter from State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver highlights numerous updates from the agency including the launch of the portal for reporting testing results and updated guidance on testing. The letter also includes reminders and information about the CDC interim guidance for rapid antigen testing snf point prevalence surveys.
Point of Care Reporting Portal
The
VDH Point-of-Care (POC) Reporting Portal for COVID-19 test results is online. The portal will allow the rapid entry of person-level test results for positive and negative results and provides the ability to enter aggregate negative results as necessary for high-volume testing sites. Remember, all testing results should be reported to VDH withing 24-hours.
Sites conducting POC testing will need to first register to utilize the reporting portal. During this one-time registration, facilities will provide site information and select the types of testing equipment utilized. When reporting results, sites will need to provide individual patient information, including demographic information, and the test result. Additionally, specific questions requested by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can be answered if the information is known.
- Abbott - BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card
- Abbott - ID NOW
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) - Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARSCoV-2
- Cepheid - Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2
- Cue Health - CueTM COVID-19 Test
- LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test
- Quidel – Sofia 2 SARS Antigen FIA
You will first need to register to use the reporting portal. If you were reporting positive POC results through the
Confidential Morbidity Portal, you will no longer need to do so once you are reporting through the POC Reporting Portal. For other reports not involving POC testing, healthcare providers should continue to report patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 through the Confidential Morbidity Portal.
VDH Updated Guidance for COVID-19 Testing
VDH released
updated guidance for COVID-19 testing on September 14, 2020. The guidance provides recommendations on testing prioritization through public health and through private and commercial laboratories. Public health molecular testing continues to be prioritized for outbreak investigations, public health surveillance, community testing events organized by the local health department, testing for un- or under-insured persons with COVID-19 symptoms, and other special situations approved by the local health department. The use of private/commercial laboratories for testing should be prioritized for other scenarios.
Updated Healthcare Provider Algorithms for Molecular and Antigen Testing
VDH updated the
algorithm for COVID-19 molecular testing on September 9 and added an algorithm for COVID-19 antigen testing to assist healthcare personnel navigate testing options, considerations, and what recommendations to provide based on the results.