CDC 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. Glob Pediatr Health.
American Medical Compliance
JANUARY 25, 2024
The year 2024 marks another significant chapter in the healthcare industry’s ongoing battle against infectious diseases, and the numbers speak volumes. The CDC’s FluSurv-NET system, a sentinel network of healthcare facilities, documented over 104,000 flu-related hospitalizations across 13 states during past flu seasons.
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Pediatric EM Morsels
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Chiodini 2018) Use Azithromycin for travelers from areas of XDR Salmonella Typhi , per the CDC recommendation that currently refers to those with recent travels to Pakistan and Iraq. Obasi 2020) Hepatic and splenic abscesses have been documented in children, and splenic rupture is particularly associated with cases of MDR typhoid fever.
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.
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).
EB Medicine
DECEMBER 1, 2018
Jeff: The information contained in this article comes from articles found on pubmed, the cochrane database, center for disease control, and the world health organization. Additionally, guidelines were reviewed from the american college of emergency physicians, infectious disease society of america, and the american academy of pediatrics.
EB Medicine
APRIL 2, 2019
Nachi: All the more reason we need evidence based guidelines, which our team from South Carolina has nicely laid out after reviewing 107 references dating back to 1990, as well as guidelines from the CDC and the national guideline clearinghouse. For the exam, have a chaperone present, whose name you can document. Jeff: Exactly.
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