Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases PPE 
American Medical Compliance
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
These protocols entail the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), safe handling of sharps, and comprehensive training. In healthcare settings, a key concern is the risk of exposure to infectious diseases. Assessments should include hand hygiene, PPE usage, and contaminated material handling procedures.
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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American Medical Compliance
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Workers covered by the legislation on Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (Cal. What is personal protective equipment (PPE)? Employees who are working from home. 8, § 5199) (section 5199). Employees working from a location chosen by the employee that is not under the control of the employer. What topics must employee training cover?
PEMBlog
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The incubation period averages about 7 to 10 days, and the disease progresses through some distinct clinical stages, which I will go over in a moment. 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? So that starts in triage.
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.
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