Administration Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases 
American Medical Compliance
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) setting standards to protect workers from occupational hazards, healthcare organizations face unique challenges in maintaining compliance due to the complexity of their operations and the diverse array of risks inherent in patient care. This makes them vulnerable to infection.
PEMBlog
MARCH 4, 2025
Studies supporting antibiotic treatment of documented mycoplasma pneumoniae in children are limited. We also don’t know whether administration of antibiotics decreases the incidence or severity of associated mucocutaneous disease. There was publication bias, heterogeneity, and lack of blinding. I can’t bear it.
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Don't Forget the Bubbles
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Whooping Cough: A Cyclical but Preventable Disease Whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis , is another infectious disease experiencing a resurgence despite the availability of vaccines. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Measles facts [Internet]. cited 2024 Oct 24] WHO.
American Medical Compliance
AUGUST 7, 2024
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Adhering to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations is vital for ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for healthcare workers. For example, CMS requires accurate and timely documentation of patient care to ensure proper billing and reimbursement.
EMDocs
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Exam is normal except for tenderness as documented in the diagram. She never had a documented abdominal exam. I just failed to document it. The EP documented seeing the patient and agreed with the ARNP’s plan. Delay in administration of antibiotics. Temp is 98.7 and pulse 121. My pain increased when walking.
PulmCCM
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Fever in the ICU: Guideline Update The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) issued an interim update to their 2008 recommendations for the management of fever in the ICU. You can read the document here. Read the original document here. What’s a Fever?
ACEP Now
OCTOBER 26, 2023
In this case, reasonable would mean that the person requesting PHI confirms that they are the patient’s clinician and that any transmitted documents will have secure receipt, e.g., to the department’s fax machine at the clerk’s desk, away from any general access. DR. TALAN is professor of emergency medicine and infectious diseases at UCLA.
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