Effective 08/03/20

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now requires the following patient information to be entered at order entry for all COVID testing.

Please note the Reference Text icon on the order with the added link to the CDC for a list of symptoms and the HHS list of examples for Congregate Care Settings:

Refer to the CDC for a list of symptoms for COVID-19:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

Congregate care setting includes:

· nursing homes
· residential care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
· psychiatric treatment facilities
· group homes
· board and care homes
· homeless shelter
· foster care or other setting