In June 2011, CHOC’s Joint Leadership Committee formed a process improvement team to redesign the process of handling milk.
Infantile Spasms – What Every Pediatrician Needs to Know
CHOC recently hosted a conference, providing the latest updates on diagnostic tools and treatments for early intervention of epilepsy, concussion management, autism and other common neurologic conditions. The conference, “Neurological Problems Pediatricians Shouldn’t Miss, ” featured CHOC’s pediatric neurologists, including the director of CHOC’s comprehensive epilepsy program — and one of the nation’s leading pediatric […]
ICD-10 Conversion Progress Update with Dr. Bill Feaster, CHOC Chief Medical Information Officer
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has determined that all hospitals and providers will begin submitting bills to the government and third parties with the ICD- 10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition) diagnostic and inpatient procedural coding terminology effective Oct. 1, 2014. The rest of the world has been on ICD-10 […]
Dr. Michael Muhonen Discusses Dermoid Cysts
A dermoid cyst is a small bump that is present at birth, and is typically found near a child’s head, Dr. Michael Muhonen, director of neurosurgery and medical director of the CHOC Neuroscience Institute, tells “American Health Journal.” These cysts continue to grow and enlarge with time, and treatment is always surgical, says Dr. Muhonen. […]
Dr. Andrew Shulman Addresses Pain Amplification Syndrome
Pain amplification syndrome is a condition where a patient’s sensitivity to pain is abnormal, Dr. Andrew Shulman, a pediatric rheumatologist at CHOC, tells “American Health Journal.” This problem is more common in older school-age children and adolescents, Dr. Shulman says. As much as 15 to 20 percent of these children have experienced significant musculoskeletal pain, […]
Dr. Gira Morchi Discusses Heart Murmurs
About half of all children will exhibit a heart murmur at some point, but in many cases, the condition is harmless, Dr. Gira Morchi, a cardiologist at CHOC Heart Institute, tells “American Health Journal.” A heart murmur is a whooshing or swooshing sound made my blood flowing through the heart, Dr. Morchi says. The sound’s […]
