Uuse of a dashboard based on rapid viral tests results for predicting and managing clinical services

Viral culture results (VCT) correlates well with the intensity of clinical services but they are not available real time. Rapid viral tests results (RVT) are available on the same day and can be used for real time predictions. This study reports the use of RVT for such prediction for a period of 145 weeks in Hong Kong (HK). Two acute hospitals successfully use them to manage the winter Influenza surge of 2009.