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COVID-19 Lab Test Order Restriction

To help reduce duplicate testing, COVID-19 Qualitative PCR [LAB3555] is no longer available for patients who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days. If your patient had a positive result in the last seven days, you will see a message indicating repeat...

Now Available: COVID-19 Inpatient Order Set

A new COVID-19 Adult Inpatient Management and Treatment order set is now available for authorized pulmonary, critical care and infectious disease providers for treatment of patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19. To assist with efficient and safe ordering, the...

New COVID-19 and Vaping Dx Codes

New COVID-19 and Vaping Dx codes are now available in Epic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics added a new diagnosis code, U07.1 for COVID-19 confirmed patients and U07.0 for vaping-related...

New: COVID-19 Qualitative PCR Order for HM Staff

If you’re ordering a COVID-19 Qualitative PCR test for HM staff presenting in the ED: Select the order from the Orders activity Quick List > Microbiology Select the newly-added COVID-19 Qualitative PCR – HM Staff option, along with the specific specimen source....

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