The Alliance for Accessible Patient-Centered Testing

Our Mission

The Alliance for Accessible Patient-Centered Testing (AAPT) is dedicated to advancing access to healthcare through at-home or remote self-collected testing. AAPT is focused on advocating for:

• Appropriate reimbursement for at-home or remote self-collected testing and related services
• Clear Federal regulations
• Updated guidelines to improve accessibility and support innovation
• Our aim is to reduce and remove geographic, financial, and stigma barriers to healthcare through at-home or remote self-collected testing

Self-Collected Testing Improves Access

At-home or remote self-collected testing refers to diagnostic tests that individuals can perform on their own without the assistance of a healthcare provider or clinician to collect the testing sample. This type of testing typically involves the collection of small biological samples (such as saliva, urine, or blood) that are then sent to a laboratory to be analyzed for the presence of specific markers or indicators of disease.

Self-collected testing can support both large and small communities, at-risk populations, and those seeking more convenient, cost-effective means of access to care. Studies show that regardless of geographical location, patients prefer at-home or remote self-collected testing. Additionally, patients can be linked to follow-up care, which helps improve outcomes and address conditions that may have otherwise gone untreated.

At-home or remote self-collected testing can help address a variety of conditions and issues, including:

• Chronic Disease (i.e., diabetes, high cholesterol)
• Women’s & Men’s Health
• Sexual Health
• Colorectal Screening
• Vitamin D Screening
• Heavy Metals Screening
• Lyme Disease Screening
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Fertility Screening
• Cancer Screening
• Genetic Screening

Policy

AAPT’s Advocacy Goals

• Appropriate codes for reimbursement of at-home or remote self-collected testing as a component of telehealth services
• Clear, implementable Federal regulations for at-home or remote self-collected tests without undue burden that would stifle innovation & Federal testing guidelines that allow site-agnostic testing
• Educating and empowering patients around how critical at-home self-collected testing is to truly improve healthcare access through telehealth
• Improving accessibility, transparency, and consistency of information regarding self-collected testing
• Reducing and removing geographic, financial, and stigma barriers related to self-collected testing

Meet Our Members

Contact us

If you’d like to help advance access to healthcare through the use of self-collected testing, please contact us.