[epicproviders] C. Difficile Order Updates and BPA's Effective 7/24/2024

[Epic - All Provider Staff]

ATTENTION IP Physicians and Clinicians:

Effective July 24, 2024: An updated order NUR8004 Initiate C. difficile admission testing protocol was created and is in Adult Admission order sets excluding Behavior Health areas. Updates were also made to the C. difficile PCR order and a new BPA has been created based on Policy IC D-03 Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Policy/Procedure. These changes will help detect community-acquired C. difficile infections earlier to avoid incorrect reporting of hospital-acquired infections while reducing unnecessary testing, unnecessary antibiotic usage and support appropriate treatment decisions.

Please click C. difficile Order Updates and BPAs<https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/vizient_cdiff.pdf> to review the details.

Thank you!


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