Are ventilator-associated pneumonia rates plummeting, or unchanged?
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In 2008 hospitals were informed they would no longer be paid for treating hospital acquired infections like ventilator associated pneumonia. Miraculously, the rates of VAP (self-reported by hospitals to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Are ventilator-associated pneumonia rates plummeting, or unchanged?
Are ventilator-associated pneumonia rates…
Are ventilator-associated pneumonia rates plummeting, or unchanged?
In 2008 hospitals were informed they would no longer be paid for treating hospital acquired infections like ventilator associated pneumonia. Miraculously, the rates of VAP (self-reported by hospitals to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)