Lymph alert to be switched off in Unity today

October 11, 2021

From today (Monday 11 October) the lymph alert in Unity (“Please note lymphopenia – Consider COVID-19”) will no longer display.

Previously, if a patient has a low lymphocyte count – the lab would send back a false “result” called Lymphopenia Alert. When a patient chart was opened, a rule scanned for a result and if it found triggers a discern alert (see image below) would appear to say that the patient had lymphopenia and to consider COVID as a cause. This function will be switched off Unity due to us now using  more accurate diagnostic testing.

Note: Though this function is being switched off, we encourage colleagues to still remain vigilant regarding presentations of COVID-19.