The testing devices initially are to be given to 2 000 nursing homes next week said assistant.
Point of care testing devices covid.
Lab based test point of care test.
Eleven diagnostic tests that are potentially suitable for testing for covid 19 at the point of care are described.
Lab based test and point of care test.
Id screen sars cov 2 n igg indirect.
Awaiting response from manufacture.
Six molecular tests and five antibody based tests.
Awaiting response from manufacture.
The centers for medicare medicaid services cms on july 22 released the list of the first skilled nursing facilities to receive point of care covid 19 testing devices under an initiative announced last week.
Point of care antigen test devices on july 14 centers for medicare and medicaid cms announced an initiative to distribute rapid point of care poc antigen covid 19 testing devices to nursing homes across the country.
Nursing facilities will receive one of two testing devices.
Covid 19 rapid point of care test distribution the u s.
Panbio covid 19 ag rapid test device nasopharyngeal abbott rapid diagnostics germany antigen technology.
Department of health and human services hhs in partnership with the department of defense dod is providing rapid point of care tests to communities across the us in an effort to trace contain and combat the spread of covid 19.
The nursing homes identified by cms will be receiving quidel sofia and sofia 2 instruments and bd veritor plus systems along with the.