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UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to supporting the Dallas-Fort Worth area as our community transitions through this pandemic. We offer a COVID-19 screening solution developed specifically for businesses, organizations, and schools. This screening is for individuals who do not exhibit signs and symptoms of COVID-19. This screening aims to identify people you might have the COVID-19 virus but appear to be healthy or have no symptoms; it is important to identify infected people so they can stay away from others and seek appropriate care. This helps organizations and businesses to open up safely and protect their employees and customers. Our goal is to help empower you with the knowledge needed to implement and maintain effective strategies to promote healthy working and learning environments.
Read more about the symptoms of COVID-19. If you are currently experiencing signs or symptoms of COVID-19, please contact your primary care physician.
The Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test is a COVID-19 high-quality, clinical-grade test. This method utilizes molecular technology to amplify COVID-19 ribonucleic acid (RNA) to identify the presence of the virus.
Specimen is collected with an anterior nasal swab method, which is quick and noninvasive. This method is done by gently inserting the entire soft tip of a swab into one nostril until a bit of resistance is felt and then rubbing the swab in a circle around the nasal membrane.
The RT-PCR is known for the being:
Our screening program combines the collected samples together in a “batch” or pool. This approach increases the number of people who can be tested and is effective in populations where the infection rate is low (e.g., asymptomatic individuals) because doing so increases the capacity of testing and reduces time, cost, and manpower, allowing us to pass on the savings to our clients.
UT Southwestern has been able to reduce pricing to approximately $25-$50 per test. Our lab provides results in 24 hours or less from the time a sample is received.
“UT Southwestern has provided COVID-19 testing for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's musicians and staff since the summer. Their unparalleled medical knowledge and up-to-date information on the situation as well as their lab testing expertise has allowed the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to continue performing in this difficult time. It was due to their partnership that the DSO was one of the first U.S. orchestras to come back to the stage. We appreciate UTSW's service and professionalism that helped us keep the music going.”
Our test utilizes the anterior nasal swab method. It is quick and noninvasive. Individuals can collect the specimen on their own in a designated location identified by their company.
Yes. Testing is available 7 days a week, and you can set your own schedule. We offer regular testing at a reduced cost, and our screening program has multiple options:
Yes, that is possible. However, increase in demand could impact turnaround time from your original memorandum of understanding (MOU). If available, we will accept additional tests and we would honor the same price, under the same agreement.
We do not sign BAAs because we are not a covered entity. We address HIPAA assurance in the MOU. The MOU is the only agreement that we sign with the user.
All of our cases are reported to the health department. From there, cases get sent to other counties (county of residence for the participant) and the state health department as well as the CDC.
We do not offer integrations at this time.
Yes. The information shared with UT Southwestern will be kept confidential and shared only with the organization’s designated point of contact.
For this particular screening program, we are taking only asymptomatic samples. If your employees feel they are symptomatic, please reach out to your primary care physician.
Not necessarily. It should be whomever is managing the operations for the testing.
We recommend following up-to-date CDC guidelines.
No. If you’re using our courier services, we provide a cooler. We need to process the samples within 72 hours of the time a sample is collected.
The nasal swab method used to collect the specimen is less invasive. Employees will be provided with education and guidance on how to perform this self-collection. Our instructional video illustrates what the collection process will look like for the employee.
Once the UT Southwestern courier picks up the specimen, it typically takes 24 hours from the time the sample arrives at our lab until we provide a result to the organization.
No. We cannot customize the turnaround time.
Our platform releases results as soon as they are ready, 24/7. Whether positive or negative, the test results are sent automatically via email to participants from our designated platform with information on how to register and view the results.
UT Southwestern will provide this information to whomever the employer designates as the point of contact. The results will be sent electronically to this designated point of contact but, at the employer's request, can also be sent to the employee.
It’s great news that we have vaccines rolling out. However, in order to stop the virus from spreading, a large percentage of our population needs to be immune to it. Immunity is achieved when a large proportion of the population either gets infected or gets a protective vaccine; it can be anywhere from 50% to 90% of our population, depending on the contagiousness of the virus. As we scale vaccine distribution, it is inevitable that there will continue to be pockets of the virus. Pool testing offers a cost-effective method to control future outbreaks and disruptions to organizations. As of Jan. 11, 2021, the CDC estimated roughly 9 million people had received the first dose of the vaccine, which is 2.7% of the U.S. population. As of that same date, Texas had 2.9% of its population vaccinated.
The virus that causes COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets released when people talk, cough, sneeze, sing, or yell. Wearing a mask that covers your nose and mouth catches most of these droplets and stops them from spreading to others. Even if you're not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, it is important to wear a mask because asymptomatic people account for approximately 40% of infections.
This is a direct-pay service, and we do not bill health insurance.
UT Southwestern charges a market-competitive rate for high-throughput COVID-19 screening. Each test costs between $25 and $50. Please complete the survey, and someone will contact you to discuss pricing. For additional information regarding pricing, please click here.
This service is available for businesses within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Please contact us if you have questions. If your company is located outside the Metroplex, please reach out to us, and we will help find a solution for your needs.
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