[Dysphagia] pneumonia vs pneumonitis

[Janet.finger at kindredhealthcare.com (Janet.finger@kindredhealthcare.com)]

I was also informed not too long ago that the reimbursement for aspiration pneumonia has become higher than other pneumonia types & that consequently rates of this diagnosis have increased.

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From: Allison Bartlett [mailto:allison_bartlett@health.qld.gov.au]
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 4:09 PM
To: Dysphagia@b9.com
Subject: [Dysphagia] pneumonia vs pneumonitis


Could somebody please tell me how doctors differentiate between pneumonitis and aspiration pneumonia? Is a sputum culture required? It seems that the doctors where I work label most lung changes as aspiration pneumonia, I have never seen pneumonitis written in a chart.
Thanks


Allison Bartlett
Speech Pathologist
Ipswich Hospital

07 3810 1308

Allison_Bartlett@heath.qld.gov.au



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