[LabUpdates] Laboratory Formulary Committee Updates - Change to TORCH testing and G6PD testing

[Matthew Elkins]

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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.  Short descriptions of the changes are below and in the attached guidances.

Glucose-6-Phosphage Dehydrogenase Deficiency Testing:  Starting April 27th 2023, quantitative testing for Glucose-6-Phosphage Dehydrogenase Deficiency Testing will be brought in-house.  This testing will replace the in-house qualitative testing (G6PD, Qualitative; LAB2508) and send-out quantitative testing (G6PD, Qn, Bld and Hgb; LAB9976).  This new testing will meet the new NYS testing requirement.  For further information, please review the attached guidance.

TORCH Panel Testing:  Starting May 4th 2023, the current TORCH Panel test (LAB2903) will be replaced with a true test panel - a single order Torch Panel (O392208 for inpatients, O2106660401 for outpatients) which includes all 4 tests needed for TORCH Panel testing.  This will allow greater clarity for the ordering provider to know which assays are being ordered without requiring additional steps by the ordering provider.  In addition, if there is a specific test of these 4 assays that does NOT need to be performed, the ordering provider may unselect that test to prevent duplicate testing.  For further information, please review the attached guidance.

For prior guidances, please visit https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://upstate0.sharepoint.com/sites/LaboratoryFormularyCommitteeLabchanges__;!!GobTDDpD7A!In8AQjkiJTT_jR7goD3Vbsm2Fl528BDgDMPQV90I3oTNq6NO-PQ_El7zsB5G6HUnb6TurfSMH2C6f3IaWDtuaVR2jypT$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/upstate0.sharepoint.com/sites/LaboratoryFormularyCommitteeLabchanges__;!!GobTDDpD7A!fMqwKEI3JlieL_eF-Vo4vMVj2PNzfXcL0GsxYMLCbL6cXpbRqzmyQKWIxbV1BBgJ8OlmOsFv$>




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