Based on new research, pneumonia diagnoses at the hospital have been found to be less clear-cut.
More than half the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change, either because someone initially diagnosed with pneumonia ended up with a different final diagnosis or because a final diagnosis of pneumonia was missed when a patient entered the hospital.
Discordances between initial and discharge occurred in 57% of related patients.
Among patients discharged with a pneumonia diagnosis and positive initial chest image, 33% lacked an initial diagnosis.
Pneumonia Diagnostic Discordance Occurred in 57% of Related Patients
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