American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

What is personal protective equipment (PPE)? These regulations went into effect on February 3, 2023. Additionally, the COVID-19 Prevention regulations apply to all employers, employees, and places of employment with the following exceptions: Work locations where there is only one employee who does not have contact with other people.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A recent success by the ACEP was averting a decrease of our reimbursement for our 99284 E&M codes, saving an estimated $200 million for emergency physicians in 2023. However, unlike 80 percent of U.S. member associations who saw membership growth during this time were doing … continuing membership recruitment efforts.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2023–24 School Year. Um, with the first documented epidemic occurring in Paris in 1578. As a clinician, Just ask yourself, did you wear appropriate PPE, mask and goggles? Available at: [link] Accessed December 3, 2024.

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Pediatrics PPE Wellness Infectious Diseases 52

EMDocs

MAY 26, 2023

and don PPE (ie gloves, gowns and face-masks, Kevlar sleeves) Calmly explain to the patient that restraints are being applied to ensure the safety of the patient and others. Allocate roles and state plan of action in an initial huddle. Deaths due to physical restraint.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid secondary contamination. Provide detailed documentation of the initial assessment, treatment provided, and the patient’s response to interventions. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Chemical Burns. In: StatPearls [Internet]. 1982 May;22(5):420-3.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

1 By the end of 2023, 117.3 4,5 Of particular concern is the Sudanese conflict, which began in April 2023, and which has caused the largest internal displacement of a population in documented history. 43% of refugees admitted into the US in the first 8 months of the 2023 fiscal year were from Africa. link] June 15, 2023.

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