The Administration’s Vaccine Mandates: What is Going on?
All three of the federal government’s mandates have encountered legal challenges. Let’s dive into the somewhat confusing status of the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandates.
All three of the federal government’s mandates have encountered legal challenges. Let’s dive into the somewhat confusing status of the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandates.
The CDC recommends healthcare workers get one dose of influenza vaccine annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has many more vaccines it
Somehow, we have turned vaccinations into a political issue. A total of 10,752 fellow Floridians were recently confirmed to have COVID-19. Let’s consider that this
EDITORS NOTE: This article has been updated to include a code that should be used for an allergic reaction to vaccines. Vaccination coding and billing
The four-part series “Vaccination Nation” concludes today with updates on vaccination rates. An already botched national COVID-19 vaccine distribution rollout has been hampered by hesitancy,
Nationwide, the vaccination rollout has been uneven. The vaccine rollout in Georgia has been relatively successful thus far, although it is an evolving and ongoing
According to Bloomberg News global vaccine tracker, 5.7 percent of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated. I depress the plunger hard, and the retractable
We were doing our part to help facilitate making the vaccine available to the public. I was feeling confined and socially distanced due to COVID-19,
The vaccination effort has been suboptimal. It is mind-boggling how rapidly they were able to develop effective vaccines against COVID-19. It really was at warp
Moderna’s vaccine is expected to be shipped to providers nationwide, on the heels of Pfizer’s. A reeling nation couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas
Consider your health in your travel plans. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which is in Washington D.C., is reminding travelers to get vaccinated if
The five “Ws” about the flu. It is that time of year again – flu season, which occurs in the fall and winter in the
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Kay Piper reviews the guidance and updates coders on information in the AHA’s second quarter 2023 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Clinic in an easy to access on-demand webcast.
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