View source for Comorbid Diagnosis

''For other diagnoses we collect see [[Admit Diagnosis]] or [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]].'' 

'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comorbidity Comorbid Diagnoses]''' are for diseases the patient has had for some time. Comorbidities can be a factor in increasing the patient risk of dying; see [[Charlson Comorbidity Index]]. A Comorbid Diagnosis is coded by setting the [[Dx_Type]] to "comorbid".

== Collection Instructions ==
=== [[Dx_Priority]] ===
'''You will need to enter priorities for comorbids'''. For comorbids the priorities will only be used for grouping [[Combined ICD10 codes]], not for prioritizing them in any order of importance. 

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=== Patient has no comorbidities ===
If a patient has no comorbidities, enter [[No Comorbidities (ICD10 code)]].

== Transfer of Comorbids on transfer between wards ==
There has been repeated talk about facilitating the collection of comorbids between collectors for different patient ward stays. Specifically, we have talked about a [[Patient copier button]] but decided not to implement it. See [[Patient copier button]] for more.

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