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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Effective Monday, December 4, 2023,
</span></b>providers will <b>no longer be able to order a complete echocardiogram without approval, if one has been performed within the last 30 days</b>. Providers will be asked to change the study to a limited examination specifying the clinical reason for
the study (example: AssessLV wall motion, assess left ventricular ejection fraction, evaluate pericardial effusion). The examination will be tailored to the clinical question. If a complete study is needed, a
<b>cardiologist or fellow in the echo lab will need to be contacted for approval</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">To learn more about this update,
</span><b><a href="https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/ordering_echocardiograms_upstate_system_update_bulletin.pdf">click here</a><span style="color:black">.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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