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Obstetric Care Professionals Urge: The Time for Influenza Vaccination is Now
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Obstetric Care Professionals Urge: The Time for Influenza Vaccination is Now

Flu season is here, and many parts of the country are already seeing unprecedented levels of influenza-like illness and confirmed influenza infection. That is why, collectively, the American Academy of Family Physicians; American College of Nurse-Midwives; American College of Obstetricians and... Continue Reading

Date posted11/23/2022


New ICD-10 Codes: Underimmunization for COVID-19 status
New ICD-10 Codes: Underimmunization for COVID-19 status

Effective April 1, 2022, there is a new series of ICD-10 codes for COVID-19 (Z28.31__) that was created to indicate that a patient is unvaccinated or ‘under-immunized’. There is also a new code (effective 4/1/2022) to identify patients who are ‘under-immunized’ status for... Continue Reading

Date posted06/10/2022