General Medicine
Adult Pneumonia Pathway - For Providers
Acute Demand Service (ADS)
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Pathway criteria for ADS
Follow the Pneumonia Pathway Direct link under the current CPO Forms – Resources on Best Practice to the Pneumonia (CAP) Pathway
Eligible for funding:
- Assess the patient’s CRB-65 score, this must be noted in the referral to ADS
- If a follow-up is required within 48-72 hours then this can be funded under ADS
- the funding is the same as for the oral cellulitis follow-up remuneration
- Make a request to the Acute Demand Service with faxed clinical notes (an interim referral process) on the day to the WBoP PHO.
- must have a start date into ADS
- must state the first follow up date
- include all relevant clinical information
- Note if there if there has been a CXR requested using the Best Practice CPO radiology form
- If a chest x-ray is required at the follow-up this can be requested using the current CPO radiology referral form
- but please make a note in the clinical comment if the case is already in ADS as Pneumonia case
Not Eligible for funding:
- A follow-up that does not fall within the timeframe as per the Bay Nav CAP pathway
- A subsequent 6 week follow-up CXR is not funded
Last updated : Monday, January 22, 2018
Next review date : Tuesday, January 22,2019
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