What is already known about this topic?
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) has increased as part of the U.S. opioid crisis, but no national NAS surveillance system exists, and data about the accuracy of state-based surveillance are limited.
What is added by this report?
Among infants with confirmed NAS at five Pennsylvania hospitals, ICD-10-CM code P96.1 was assigned to 71% of those who were reported to the NAS surveillance system and 78% of those who were not reported to surveillance.
What are the implications for public health practice?
Accurate NAS surveillance, which is necessary to monitor changes and regional differences in incidence and assist with planning for needed services, includes a combination of diagnosis code assessment and focused medical record review.
When the government decides who gets to live or die based on race. Wed Dec 23, 2020
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the CDC was too busy fighting racism to do its job. As the vaccine rolls out, the CDC decided to build the vaccine waiting list around affirmative action Who gets to live or die? Much like in Nazi Germany, it helps to be a member of the right race. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has announced that the priorities for distributing vaccines are to prevent death, preserve society, and help those facing disparities , and then maybe, increase the chance for everyone to enjoy health and well-being.
donald critchlow, are conservatives still in the ascendancy? you probably have heard about this. i think this is the worst time for conservatives at least since watergate. and i think may be compared the republicans in the new deal. so they are in a very tough straits right now. so as a conservative, what is your prescription to get out of that rut? no, one thing i discussed in the conservative ascendancy is the fortunes of conservatives and the republican party. and what we learn is that every time the left and progressives, primarily within the democratic party are counting out the conservatives, they always come roaring back. off and threw misfortune of democrats. i don t think conservatives should give up hope. they still do have opportunities. when you hear the term modern conservative movement, what do you think and who do you think of? well, i think it s a movement that is really quite diverse within its own grouping, and i think there are a number of countries