Reporting Results of Point of Care Testing for COVID-19
The NHSN Long-term Care Facility Component is supporting the nation’s COVID-19 response by introducing a COVID-19 Module for Long-term Care Facilities. Introducing the new NHSN option that will enable nursing homes to enter point of care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test data into the NHSN application.
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