New In-Home COVID-19 Testing Initiative Could Serve as National Roadmap

The Home Care Association of New York State (HCA-NYS), along with two health organization partners, announced a new COVID-19 training initiative for in-home testing on Tuesday. Moving forward, the initiative will serve as an early example of how the home setting can fit into the country’s progressive return to normalcy.

The new initiative, which will train home care clinicians on COVID-19 testing procedures that can be conducted in the home setting, is meant to expand New York’s testing capabilities and set the stage for the state’s reopening efforts. Iroquois Healthcare Alliance and Mohawk Valley Health System are working with