[LabUpdates] [EXTERNAL] Laboratory Formulary Committee Updates - Fecal Occult Blood Testing change

Matthew B. Elkins ElkinsM at upstate.edu
Thu Jan 28 11:07:08 EST 2021


[cid:image001.jpg at 01D6F565.B776DA50]

Medicine and laboratory testing are constantly changing. In an attempt to keep us all on the same page, the Laboratory Formulary Committee will be regularly sending out emails with recent updates and guidances. Below are the short versions of relevant changes. Attached are more in-depth resources about the changes.

Fecal Occult Blood testing change: Due to a shortage of the developer reagent, the FIT test using the Hemoccult ICT collection card (EPIC code LAB8680) cannot be used at this time.  For any inpatient requiring fecal occult blood testing, the SENSA test using the Hemoccult SENSA collection card (EPIC Code LAB694) should be used until further notice.  Please see the attached summary and guidance for details.

For prior guidances, please visit https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://upstate0.sharepoint.com/sites/LaboratoryFormularyCommitteeLabchanges__;!!GobTDDpD7A!ZwXYgbvQaTTmfg5tHhYz5TQDNYepaiDRcJ9xqyTRk1ssCXFsJAzuKSkBSDJZiMcS1VhmLaUU$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/upstate0.sharepoint.com/sites/LaboratoryFormularyCommitteeLabchanges__;!!GobTDDpD7A!fMqwKEI3JlieL_eF-Vo4vMVj2PNzfXcL0GsxYMLCbL6cXpbRqzmyQKWIxbV1BBgJ8OlmOsFv$>

Matthew Elkins, MD PhD
Director of Transfusion Medicine
Director of Apheresis
Director of Stem Cell Laboratory
Medical and Laboratory Director of Upstate Cord Blood Bank
Director of Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Associate Director Pathology Residency Program
315-464-6754

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.upstate.edu/pipermail/labupdates/attachments/20210128/592a945c/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 36981 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
URL: <http://lists.upstate.edu/pipermail/labupdates/attachments/20210128/592a945c/attachment-0001.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Fecal Occult Blood testing change.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 186779 bytes
Desc: Fecal Occult Blood testing change.pdf
URL: <http://lists.upstate.edu/pipermail/labupdates/attachments/20210128/592a945c/attachment-0001.pdf>


More information about the labupdates mailing list