Impact of Policy Design on Reporting Behaviors: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Case Study
Channel: Patient Safety Movement
Date: 2022-02-26

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is among one of the most common, costly, and harmful hospital-acquired infections. Though policy makers have implemented incentives for VAP improvement efforts, these policies have compromised VAP surveillance initiatives in hospitals. Benjamin Richard Wang MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, NeVap Inc., joins the Patient Safety Movement Foundation to discuss the impact of policy measures on the current state of VAP reporting and summarizes key takeaways for patients, clinicians, and those creating policies in favor of patient safety around the world.