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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Effective June 7<sup>th</sup> 2021:
</span></b><span style="color:black">All Inpatient and Emergency department laboratory tests will be categorized into tiers and each tier will be associated with guidance and restrictions per
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://upstate.ellucid.com/documents/view/6589__;!!GobTDDpD7A!cwTRT6KiFbdqKIVIVMcmGgfSKvN-18C5hsIBYsXqy8HRjbSnFZsLw08eo3rTW1TrzMHg2js01eU$">Policy OMS L-04</a><span style="color:black">.
<b>Tier 2/Tier 3 Lab Orders </b>that are placed by a Resident, will require a medical staff’s second signature within Epic, before the order can be finalized.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learn more about<b> <a href="https://epic.upstate.edu/documents/intra/ordering_tier_2_tier_3_labs_upstate_system_update_bulletin.pdf">
Ordering Tier 2/Tier 3 Lab Orders</a> </b>and <b><a href="https://epic.upstate.edu/documents/intra/second_sign_tier_2_tier_3_labs_upstate_system_update_bulletin.pdf">Second Signing Tier 2/Tier 3 Lab Orders</a>.</b>
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