Refining the hospitalization rate: A mixed methods approach to differentiate primary COVID-19 from incidental cases
Summary: Purpose: Until Monocrystalline Panels now, the Hospitalization Rate (HR) served as an indicator (among others) for the COVID-19 associated healthcare burden.To ensure that the HR accomplishes its full potential, hospitalizations caused by COVID-19 (primary cases) and hospitalizations of patients with incidental positive SARS-CoV-2 test res