Survey for Clinical Laboratory Directors: Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory Testing Needs

Introduction:
The Ohio Department of Health Laboratory provides a range of testing that includes bacteriology, virology, infectious disease, environmental, radiochemistry, and newborn screening. We would like your input specifically on infectious disease testing and what additional testing services we could provide that would benefit your laboratory and healthcare in Ohio.



Your feedback will help the state public health laboratory understand your infectious disease testing needs. We intend to take information from this survey and enhance the services we provide to best support your laboratory. The survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.



Thank you for participating in this survey.
What type of laboratory do you oversee? (Select one)(Required.)
How many infectious disease tests does your laboratory perform annually?(Required.)
Which infectious disease tests does your laboratory currently perform in-house? (Check all that apply)(Required.)
What challenges does your laboratory face in performing infectious disease testing? (Check all that apply)(Required.)
What percentage of your infectious disease testing is sent to an external reference laboratory?(Required.)
Which infectious disease tests do you most frequently refer to the state public health laboratory? (Check all that apply)(Required.)
How satisfied are you with the infectious disease testing services currently offered by the state public health laboratory?(Required.)
What additional infectious disease testing services would you like the state public health laboratory to offer? (Open-ended response)
What are the key factors that would make you more likely to use the state public health laboratory for infectious disease reference testing? (Check all that apply)(Required.)
How valuable would the following enhancements to the state public health laboratory’s services be to your laboratory? (Rate on a scale of 1-5, where 1 = Not valuable at all and 5 = Extremely valuable)
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Faster turnaround times
More comprehensive antimicrobial resistance testing
Expanded molecular diagnostics for emerging pathogens
Whole genome sequencing for pathogen surveillance
Improved electronic data reporting and connectivity
Increased educational and training opportunities
Would your laboratory benefit from increased consultation services from public health laboratory experts on complex cases or outbreak investigations?(Required.)
What other ways can the state public health laboratory support your laboratory’s infectious disease testing needs? (Open-ended response)
Would you be willing to participate in future discussions, focus groups, or advisory panels related to public health laboratory services?(Required.)
Do you have any additional comments or suggestions? (Open-ended response)
Thank you for your time and valuable feedback! Your input will help shape the future of infectious disease reference laboratory testing services at the Ohio Department of Health Laboratory and to better meet your needs.
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