We are still here!
Bill Tams • March 26, 2020
Our Thoughts and Best Wishes are with you
All of us at EMR4DW, medical records save lives, wanted to say we are thinking of all our friends and clinics on the front line in the global corona virus pandemic. Rest assured we are still available to help should you have data problems. Please let us know how you are, take care and stay well.
For information: These emergency disease codes have been suggested by the World Health Organisation
WHO Emergency use ICD codes for COVID-19 disease outbreak
The COVID-19 disease outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern.
o An emergency ICD-10 code of U07.1 is assigned to a disease diagnosis of COVID-19 confirmed by laboratory testing.
o An emergency ICD-10 code of U07.2 is assigned to a clinical or epidemiological diagnosis of COVID-19 where laboratory confirmation is inconclusive or not available.
o The title of U07 will be changed back to ‘codes for emergency use’
o In ICD-11, the code for the confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 is RA01.0 and the code for the clinical diagnosis (suspected or probable) of COVID-19 is RA01.2.
The Road to Bukaweka
Listen to Bill talking about the charity
Peter with Jason and Tim, RENU Business Development Managers
A Whistle Stop Tour of Six Rural Clinics
A new partnership with The University of North Texas Science Centre.
A message from Bushika
Fundraising and Events
The Development Team is always busy!
Dr Elizabeth and Mark Fowler are back in Uganda this week. Here they are with Henry Muwonge from Uganda UK Health Alliance at the British High Commission in Kampala. They had a positive meeting with Health Policy Officer Brenda Kabibi OutreachEMR look forward to exploring further potential partnerships with the BHC. Check facebook for more updates. https://uukha.org
OutreachEMR are delighted to be recognised by and work with HIFA to achieve our common goals