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[Recommendations for action for SARS-CoV-2 testing concepts for asymptomatic healthcare workers].

Susanne H LiebeAnna WalendiLukas Brethfeld
Published in: Zentralblatt fur Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie (2023)
The correct implementation of the legal requirements into legally compliant SARS-CoV‑2 testing concepts in healthcare facilities previously required the involvement of ministries, representatives of different medical disciplines and professional associations, employer and employee representatives and data privacy experts as well as representatives of possible cost bearers. In addition, an integrative and enforceable composition of laws and regulations is necessary. Defining objectives for testing concepts is significant for the following operational process flows that need to consider aspects of employee data privacy as well as providing additional personnel for fulfilling the tasks. Also, in future one central issue of healthcare facilities concerns the finding of solutions for IT interfaces for information transfer to employees in accordance with data privacy.
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