Effective December 1, 2021.
Due to the shortage of specimen tubes, a change is being made to a few lab orders duplication alerts. The labs in question are CBC, CBC with Differential, CMP, and BMP. Instead of seeing an alert of WARNING, you will now see an alert stating it has been REJECTED. You will not be able to override the option.
You can call the lab if you have a question regarding the rejection.
Conservation TODAY is critical. Here are some recommended conservation initiatives:
Do not order daily labs- consider lab orders every 2-3 days instead.
Do not order repetitive, routine ‘q’ labs.
Do not test for Vitamin K without an abnormal INR.
Do not order both an ESR and CRP- Order 1 of these only.
No repeat or consecutive HA1C.
Limit Hypercoagulability panel studies when possible.
Do not order TSH for asymptomatic patients.
Limit add-on tests that require a new sample- consider combining these with tomorrow’s orders instead.
Do not order extra tubes or extra tests.
Review orders daily before placing new orders to avoid duplicates.
