2022 Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases 
Pediatric EM Morsels
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
In one ED study, ALL cases of missed travel-related illness did not have a documented travel history in their ED note , whereas 90% of the identified travel-related illnesses had a provider documented travel history (Greenky 2022) Those who are visiting friends and relatives (VFR) are typically at highest risk. 2021 May; 8:1-16.
American Medical Compliance
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Workers covered by the legislation on Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (Cal. COVID-19 Prevention Requirements The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board decided to approve COVID-19 preventative standards that are not emergency measures on December 15, 2022. Employees who are working from home. 8, § 5199) (section 5199).
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Pediatric EM Morsels
AUGUST 18, 2023
None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Morley 2022) This myth is: BUSTED. BMC Infectious Disease. There were 2523 children included. Number of adverse effects was similar between the groups, however in the Levofloxacin group 85% of MSK complaints were arthralgias. 41(2):121-122.
ALiEM
MARCH 11, 2024
In July 2022, a 32-year-old male with a past medical history of HIV (on antiretroviral therapy, CD4 390, viral load undetectable) presented to the emergency department with constitutional symptoms and a rash for 4-5 days. There is limited literature documenting eye involvement and pictographic examples of its presentation. Eye (Lond).
Pediatric Education
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Young infants presenting with conjunctivitis should have their medical charts reviewed for maternal sexually transmitted infection screening status as well as if actual administration of a topical antibiotic to the infants eyes was documented, remembering that only Neisseria gonorrohea is treated with erythromycin. BMC Pediatr. Pediatrics.
PulmCCM
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JANUARY 22, 2024
A QIP performed in a paediatric intensive care unit aimed to reduce unnecessary LFT requests by implementing a blood test request form and a table of common investigations to facilitate and document discussion between the nursing and medical teams. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2022 Levinson W, Kallewaard M, Bhatia RS, et al. BMJ Qual Saf.
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