Check VAP acquired only first encounter
| Data Integrity Checks | |
| Summary: | VAP should only be Acquired Diagnosis on the first encounter. |
| Related: | Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP), Acquired Diagnosis, Multiple Encounter |
| Firmness: | hard check |
| Timing: | always |
| App: | Centralized data front end.accdb |
| Coding: | not entered |
| Uses L Problem table: | not entered |
| Status: | ready to implement |
| Implementation Date: | not entered |
| Backlogged: | true |
VAP should only be acquired dx on first encounter
VAP should only be Acquired Diagnosis on the first encounter. There have not so far been any validated re-acquisitions during the same stay.
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