Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in ICD10: Difference between revisions
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===Attribution of the HAP to a Hospital Location=== | ===Attribution of the HAP to a Hospital Location=== | ||
*The infection is attributed to the location where the patient was on the date the infection became clinically evident -- EXCEPT if all elements of the infection are present within the first 48 hours of arrival, the infection is attributed to the location from which they were transferred. | *The infection is attributed to the location where the patient was on the date the infection became clinically evident -- EXCEPT if all elements of the infection are present within the first 48 hours of arrival, the infection is attributed to the location from which they were transferred. | ||
==Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition== | ==Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition== | ||