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Wound cultures were also requested in chronic wound cases with a low index of suspicion for acute infection.<\/jats:p><jats:p>This study aimed to present a case report on specific changes to the design of the electronic test menu that resulted in higher numbers of appropriate ordering practices.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\u201cWound Culture\u201d test was renamed to \u201cWound Swab Culture\u201d to distinguish it from tissue specimens, and \u201cTissue Culture\u201d was added as a new available quick order in the microbiology menu alongside the existing wound culture quick order. In addition, a diagnostic questionnaire was added to \u201cWound Swab Culture\u201d quick orders that inquired about the presence of pus\/exudate and erythema and if the wound was a surgical wound to guide and assess the appropriateness of the culture order.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The number of tissue specimens erroneously submitted with a wound culture order decreased from 6.6% in July 2022 (preintervention) to 0% in July 2023 (postintervention). The diagnostic questionnaire was utilized in 27.5% of wound culture orders. In 6 out of 98 orders (6.1%), the wound was not surgical, and there was an absence of pus\/exudate and erythema (p\u2009=\u20090.038). Conversely, 92 out of 98 orders (93.9%) had at least one \u201cYes\u201d response. The total numbers of tests 6 months before and after the test menu design interventions showed that tissue culture orders increased from 228 prior to the intervention to 349 postintervention. Wound culture orders decreased from 575 to 460 (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001).<\/jats:p><jats:p>Our case report underscores how targeted EHR optimization can be associated with more appropriate microbiology test ordering practices for potential wound infections.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2546-5868","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,28]],"date-time":"2025-02-28T00:13:31Z","timestamp":1740701611000},"page":"569-574","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Optimizing Wound Culture Ordering in Electronic Health Records: A Case Report"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"John J.","family":"Hanna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Informatics Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States"},{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States"},{"name":"Information Services, East 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