Rapid POCT is being used to help address the COVID-19 testing backlog and speed turnaround times. Although the lesser sensitivity and specificity of POCT is acknowledged as an issue, its rapid turnaround time is a worthwhile trade-off in patient scenarios where speed is of the essence. Laboratory professionals are instrumental in ensuring the proper implementation and performance of POCT.

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Influenced the Practice of Pathology

Orchard Software Offers COVID-19 University Testing Software to Help Bring Students & Faculty Back to Campus Safely

Orchard Software today announced the availability of its COVID-19 university testing software solution, designed to help universities bring their students and faculty back to school safely.

At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, there are numerous mathematical models that are attempting to predict what happens moving forward.

Orchard is committed to assisting public health laboratories and other laboratories that are involved in COVID-19 testing by efficiently integrating software and informatics tools that support testing workflow and by providing customer service that enables timely testing.

Orchard is partnering with the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) at Purdue University to increase COVID-19 testing capacity.

Testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the associated SARS-CoV-2 virus has gotten off to a rocky start and continues to see struggles related to the complexity of testing, availability of resources, and a need for clear communication.

Fifty Shades of COVID-19 Testing
and the Need for Speed

Laboratories across the U.S. are quickly ramping up their ability to collect, process, and test for COVID-19. The pace of new development is impressive now that testing has moved beyond the CDC and into public health, reference, hospital, and commercial l

At Orchard Software, we are proud to work with laboratories that are working to rapidly diagnose and contain the spread of the disease. This is the first of a COVID-19 blog post series to help add some clarity to the situation.

August Webinar:
Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 POCT Experience