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When the Statistician links admissions in the database between ICU'a & medicine wards in the city, those patient that have VAP in admitting diagnosis are excluded from complication statistics. The patient encounter that had the VAP coded in the '''acquired diagnosis''' slot is the unit that is given credit for the '''complication''' occuring in that unit. [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 14:10, 16 June 2008 (CDT) | When the Statistician links admissions in the database between ICU'a & medicine wards in the city, those patient that have VAP in admitting diagnosis are excluded from complication statistics. The patient encounter that had the VAP coded in the '''acquired diagnosis''' slot is the unit that is given credit for the '''complication''' occuring in that unit. [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 14:10, 16 June 2008 (CDT) | ||
==Discussion== | |||
If a physician does not chart the DX of VAP but patient meets the criteria above for VAP, what do collectors do? | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis Coding]] | [[Category:Diagnosis Coding]] | ||
[[Category: Pneumonia]] | [[Category: Pneumonia]] | ||