The FDA updated its guidance on COVID-19 testing based on research from UnitedHealth. A study of 500 OptumCare patients found self-administered swab tests correctly detected COVID-19 in more than 90 percent of positive patients, similar to tests clinicians are now administering to patients.
A UnitedHealth clinic in Seattle began using the self-administered tests March 23, according to WSJ. The health services company plans to implement the tests nationwide.
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