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Ashley Shortridge posted a new Topic

Thursday, Sep 8, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Downtime SOP

Would anyone be willing to share their POC downtime SOP? I am trying to research what others are doing for downtimes as I am getting ready to adjust our current process. We currently use Telcor QML and Epic.

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Ashley Shortridge
ashortridge@firsthealth.org

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Kathleen David posted a reply on Re: Transcutaneous neonatal bilirubin (TcB)

Thursday, Sep 8, 2022 at 9:57 AM

Said: Since it doesn't involve taking a specimen from the patient, it doesn't fall under the CLIA rules. This is similar to a pulse oximeter that goes on the finger and reads the patient O2. It's also similar to breath alcohol tests, which al...

Ashlee Fells posted a reply on Re: Transcutaneous neonatal bilirubin (TcB)

Thursday, Sep 8, 2022 at 7:42 AM

Said: HI Kathleen,Where did you find that it was not under CLIA? I just received a request yesterday from our NICU department to bring this in house. I too have the same questions you do and will begin the investigation of thi...

Brenda Carter posted a reply on Re: PPMP Competency

Wednesday, Sep 7, 2022 at 12:14 PM

Said: Melinda....in addition to my everyday POC duties, I oversee POC for a Residency Practice under the hospitals CLIA. I have a POC rotation with new incoming Residents and I have annual POC Noon Conference for all Residents and Faculty (th...

Kathleen David posted a new Topic

Wednesday, Sep 7, 2022 at 11:34 AM

Transcutaneous neonatal bilirubin (TcB)

I know this has been discussed before, but our sites are starting to discuss the possibility of using TcB for our outpatients, after a change in handling bilirubinemia has come out. I'm thinking that I remember that, though the device (Draeger) reads up to 20, there was a policy or something that said any bili over 8 or 9 had to be followed up with a serum bili. While I know that transcutaneous testing is not under CLIA, we would like to have some POCT oversight. If your organization is ...

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