New Tool Can be Used to Predict a Patient’s Likelihood of Testing Positive for the Coronavirus

Dr. Lara Jehi at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Lara Jehi recently  in which a tool was developed for healthcare providers to estimate likelihood of a patient having COVID-19.

“Without a tool that combines all of those different risk factors for any given patient, it is difficult for a physician to know whether a patient in front of them is at high or low risk,” said Dr. Lara Jehi, who co-authored the study. Jehi said the tool can help providers make more intentional decisions about patient care and better allocate resources.


Dr. Jehi is Chief Research Information Officer at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Jehi is the lead of the CTSC Network Capacity component.