News Release

Use of digital platform to report COVID-19 self-test results to health departments

JAMA Network Open

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: The results of this study of 14,000 household beneficiaries of a COVID-19 test kit program in six communities suggest that application-based reporting with incentives may be associated with increased reporting of rapid tests for COVID-19. However, increasing its use may be a critical first step.

Authors: Apurv Soni, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester, is the corresponding author.

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 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.28885)

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