Viral load testing currently occurs at every follow-up appointment - if consumables are available.
Following Sakshi's analysis of costs, and Andrew's concerns about frequency of testing, we should reduce this to occur at most once a year.
This can be done by:
- maintaining VL testing at every follow-up but demanding 0.25 of the consumables per visit
- reducing frequency using probability 0.25 of test occurring per visit
For validation, output annual consumption of VL tests for comparison with costing data
Viral load testing currently occurs at every follow-up appointment - if consumables are available.
Following Sakshi's analysis of costs, and Andrew's concerns about frequency of testing, we should reduce this to occur at most once a year.
This can be done by:
For validation, output annual consumption of VL tests for comparison with costing data