Giving a presentation last week and asked if anyone uses an 85/85 type test, and a couple indicated they did. I asked why?

The response was – just because. We have always done it, or it’s a standard, or customers expected it. The most honest response was ‘I don’t know’.

They why is the test being done? Who is using the information for a decision? What is the value of the test results? If ‘just because’ is the best you can say about a test, why do it? Continue reading →