Fig. 2.
Two provider-specific departmental blood utilization reports are shown for a 1-month period for the Department of Internal Medicine (top two panels) and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (bottom two panels). On the x-axis is the number of erythrocyte (RBC) units attributed to each attending physician. Physicians are identified by their numeric identification code on the y-axis. This type of report is sent to each department within the hospital. The proportion of RBC orders is shown according to whether they were for 1 or 2 or more units (left figures) and by the preceding hemoglobin value (right figures) by color coding (green = Hb < 7 g/dL; yellow = Hb 7 to 7.9 g/dL; red = Hb ≥ 8 g/dL). Both departments have a low rate of 2-or-more-unit RBC orders; however, the Department of Internal Medicine has a much larger proportion of RBC orders with a Hb trigger < 7 g/dL. Data were acquired from the Epic (USA) computerized provider order entry system. HGB = hemoglobin; Prov = provider.