Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators

(Can use ICD-9 codes 250-250.93) ... Unconscious ICU patient with a Foley catheter and central line for past four days spikes a fever; blood, urine and sputum specimens are collected for culture. ... For reporting secondary BSI for possible PVAP, see Figure 4 and Chapter 10. Do not report secondary bloodstream infection for vascular (VASC ... ................
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