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I have been noticing that my GEM PAK often times has the glucose and lactate be disabled due to consistent QC failure. 

We usually resolve the issue by swapping out the GEM PAK, but it seems to be happening more often than normal. While the Werfen team is always great to work with, the process of calling support, downloading the files, and uploading them for reimbursement is time-consuming and takes us away from other responsibilities.
Since these analyzers are located at ...

In our health system we mainly use solicited work flows ( interfaced orders that require an order ahead of time) and more rarely use unsolicited workflows (interfaced orders that do not require and order ahead of time and automatically post to the EMR). Within our hospitals we utilize an unsolicited workflow with our glucometers, in order to satisfy the need for a provider order we utilize nursing communication orders that get signed off by the provider. This works out well in the hospit...

Hi,

My POL originally requested to start performing PPM spun urine. After doing all the footwork and providing the Epic order, which shows all the formed elements that are required to be reported out, the providers have come back to say they are only interested in reporting RBC casts and dismorphic RBCs. 



Can an order even be created for this when the cpt code is for an entire urine microscopic test? 

Does anyone have experience with this type of re...