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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attention Inpatient Surgeons<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Effective Monday November 17, 2025</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Surgeons must be aware of the
<b>Dismiss Reason button</b> available for Post Op patients who have diabetes type 2 and meet certain criteria. Per ADA guidelines an Insulin OPA will fire when insulin is ordered, and conditions are met in Post Op areas.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Review details by clicking this linked document “<b><span style="color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/insuln_opa_post_op_patient.pdf"><span style="color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Insulin
OPA: Post Op Patient</span></a>”.</span></b><span style="color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attention Inpatient Providers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Effective Monday November 17, 2025,</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Per ADA guidelines, an Insulin OPA will fire when insulin is ordered within the first 24 hours of an inpatient stay for patients 65+ with Diabetes Type 2 and meet certain criteria. Guidance
is provided by the OPA which will fire when appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Review details by clicking this linked document “<b><span style="color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/insulin_opa_65_plus_dm_ii.pdf"><span style="color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Insulin
OPA: Type 2 DM 65+</span></a></span></b>”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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