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Changes Coming for Pavilion Lab

Starting Tuesday, September 6, 2022, a new process will be in place for drawing labs in Pavilion. 

  • Future or same day labs - Only labs within 7 +/- day window of Expected Date will be released for draw. 
  • If a future lab is to be drawn on a specific date, the order must be linked to a lab appointment on that date. 
  • All standing orders must be linked to a lab appointment in order to be collected. 

Please Note: These changes are for Pavilion Lab only. 



Outpatient Therapy Plan of Care

Things to keep in mind when referring to outpatient OT/PT services: 

  1. An EPIC referral and a CMN is needed when referring patients to OT and/or PT with Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, FAP, or self-pay (see tip sheet). Since this is the Medicaid accepted prescription, we are unable to schedule patients without this CMN. 
  2. After the therapist evaluates a patient, they will be sending a therapy plan of care back to the referring provider for signature. This will be sent to your inbox for attestation. The signature indicates the referring provider is in agreement with the therapy plan for treatment. This must be signed by the provider referring the patient to therapy. With many third party payers, we are unable to obtain authorization until this is signed by the provider (see tip sheet).

Please Note: If referring a patient for hand, wrist, or elbow therapy, please write these referrals for OT. 

Click here for the Tip Sheet: How to Place a Referral and CMN for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy 

Click here for the Tip Sheet: Cosign Note from In Basket. 



Shannon Pittman, MD 

CMIO 

University of Mississippi Medical Center


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