[epicproviders] Effective 4/14/2025: C.difficile Order Updates and OPA

[Epic - All Provider Staff]

Attention IP Providers:

Effective April 14, 2025: The Initiate C. difficile admission testing protocol was created and is in some Adult Admission order sets excluding Behavior Health areas. New modifications have been made to the C. difficile PCR order and a modified OPA has been created based on Policy IC D-03 Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Policy/Procedure. This helps 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 OPA<https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/vizient_cdiff.pdf > to review the details.


Thank you,

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