VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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If a physician does not chart the DX of VAP but patient meets the criteria above for VAP, what do collectors do? | If a physician does not chart the DX of VAP but patient meets the criteria above for VAP, what do collectors do? | ||
**If the criteria all clearly show a VAP then the doctor should be informed about this. I find often the opposite happens, ie they call it a VAP when it does not meet all the criteria and in this case it is likely still a HAP. --[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 15:26, 28 January 2011 (CST) | **If the criteria all clearly show a VAP then the doctor should be informed about this. I find often the opposite happens, ie they call it a VAP when it does not meet all the criteria and in this case it is likely still a HAP. --[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 15:26, 28 January 2011 (CST) | ||
***What are other collectors finding?--[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 13:42, 31 January 2011 (CST) | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis Coding]] | [[Category:Diagnosis Coding]] | ||
[[Category: Pneumonia]] | [[Category: Pneumonia]] | ||