Question: How does my clinic get access to testing?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Test for Current Infection
section_headers: How to get a viral test
section_content: COVID-19 testing differs by location. If you have symptoms of COVID-19 and
want to get tested, call your healthcare provider first. You can also visit
your
state
or local health
department’s website to look for the latest local information on testing.
Although supplies of tests are increasing, it may still be difficult to find
a place to get tested.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized two viral tests
that let you collect either a nasal swab or a saliva
sample at home. However, you will still need to send your sample to a
laboratory for analysis.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Provides guidance to consumers on getting a test. Doesn't address how healthcare providers can acquire the tests.
Refers to individuals who want to get tested and does not give any guidance that could be helpful to a clinic or individual clinician.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Bad

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
section_headers: Testing, Diagnosis, and Notification
How do you test a patient for infection with SARS-CoV-2?
section_content: 
Clinicians are able to access laboratory testing through state and local public health laboratories, as well as commercial and clinical laboratories across the country. The Association of Public Health Laboratoriesexternal icon provides a list of states and territories with laboratories that are using COVID-19 viral tests. For more information, see Testing in U.S. Clinicians should direct testing questions to their state health departments. Commercial reference laboratories are also able to offer a larger volume of testing for SARS-CoV-2.
CDC has guidance for who should be tested, but decisions about testing are at the discretion of state and local health departments and/or individual clinicians.
Healthcare providers should report positive results to their local/state health department CDC does not directly collect these data directly.
See recommendations for prioritization of testing, and instructions for specimen collection at Evaluating and Testing Persons for COVID-19.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Clear guidance on how clinicians should access tests for COVID-19.
Links are given for clinicians to access the information needed whether it's the Laboratory list or state health departments. There are also recommendations provided for the testing prioritization and specimen collection instructions.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Testing and COVID-19
section_headers: For All Laboratories: Accessing Laboratory Testing
How do clinicians get access to SARS-CoV-2 viral testing?
section_content: 
Clinicians can access laboratory tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, through clinical laboratories performing tests authorized or intended to be authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Clinicians should consult with the laboratories that routinely perform their diagnostic services to see how best to access SARS-CoV-2 testing.
Clinicians also can access viral testing through their state public health departments. The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)external icon provides a list of available public health laboratory testing locations.
For a list of COVID-19 EUAs, see FDA’s COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations for Medical Devicesexternal icon.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Gives guidance to clinicians to get with their state public health departments as well as a link for more information of lab locations for testing.
Tells clinicians how to access tests and links to points of contact to request kits.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Excellent