Hospital-acquired condition
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hospital-acquired-condition-265-17289971
title:
Hospital-acquired condition
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A hospital-acquired condition (HAC) is an undesirable situation or condition that affects a patient and that arose during a stay in a hospital or medical facility. It is a designation used by Medicare/Medicaid in the US for determining MS-DRG reimbursement beginning with version 26. Not only hospital-acquired infections but also any other situation or condition, such as pressure ulcers, blood type mismatch, or iatrogenic injury, can be a HAC. A patient at a hospital can be infected or otherwise
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital-acquired_condition
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2021-12-05T14:05:11Z
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