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Said: We have also been having increased failures, especially for Lactate.  Thank you for the information about the Hydrogen peroxide wipes.  I need to ask if these particular wipes are being used in some of the departments where we...

Said: All inpatient POC testing is unsolicited.  We only use solicited testing for outpatients.  We use Cerner, so any POC order will be put in as a communication order for the specific department that is required to collect the sam...

Said: Along the lines of Jo Win's post, we use 'delegated standing orders' which are reviewed and approved, signed, by the clinical-side medical director and chief nursing officer. We are surveyed by Joint Commission so what's in the yellow b...

Said: I agree with James.I was not suggesting that the build be only to report as a single element, the RBCs.We had to build the manual entry testing results as if all the elements would be resulted. But it's up to the provide...

Said: Just based on whether or not you could legitimately use the CPT, I don't see why you could not use the CPT and build a result shell that includes all formed element components and the performing physician could simply enter Not Reported...