The individual Culture Sputum and Culture Respiratory orders will be removed and replaced with the Sputum Culture Plan as a sub-phase in the following plans on 8/21/24: COPD Plan, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Plan, MICU Direct Plan, Neurosurgery Plan, NICU Sepsis Evaluation Plan, Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Plan, Pediatric PICU Trauma Plan, PICU General Plan, PICU Respiratory Failure Plan, Pneumonia Plan, Sepsis Plan, Targeted Temperature Management Plan.
UMC will be hiding the Culture Sputum with Gram Stain for all inpatient encounters, so the providers will choose the Sputum Culture Plan instead. This is to encourage providers to order the correct culture for their patients and reduce sputum contamination rates. This update will happen on 8/19/2024. The clinics can still order the Culture Sputum with Gram Stain, as needed.
