The Effects of Using a Clinical Prediction Rule to Prioritize Diagnostic Testing on Transmission and Hospital Burden: A Modeling Example of Early Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.
Jody R ReimerSharia M AhmedBen J BrintzRashmee U ShahLindsay T KeeganMatthew J FerrariDaniel T LeungPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
We highlight the population-level benefits of evidence-based allocation of limited diagnostic capacity.SummaryWhen the demand for diagnostic tests exceeds capacity, the use of a clinical prediction rule to prioritize diagnostic testing can have meaningful impact on population-level outcomes, including delaying and lowering the infection peak, and reducing healthcare burden.