Patients who had had consultations with a pulmonary medicine or infectious disease specialist and who were suspected of having developed HAP according to the above criteria while receiving immunosuppressive therapy were included in this study.
A patient care technician is an important job in the medical profession. A technician will provide help to patients in hospitals, doctorâs offices and nursing homes. A nurse or doctor normally supervises the technician; however, the individual will spend the most time with patients.
Health information technicians typically do the following: 1  Review patientsâ records for timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of data. 2  Organize and maintain data for clinical databases and registries. 3  Track patient outcomes for quality assessment.