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This article is about collecting the "Comfort care" ([[ACP C]], palliation) temp entry.
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This article is about collecting the "Comfort care" ([[ACP C]], [[Palliative care]]) temp entry. Collection has stopped, see [[Palliative care]] for a related thing we collect.


== Data Use and Purpose ==
== Data Use and Purpose ==
The purpose is to specifically identify and tag '''only''' those ICU and Medicine patients for whom the '''initial goal of care right from the start of a unit admission''' is comfort care, [[ACP C]], palliation.
=== Which patients qualify ===
The purpose is to specifically identify and tag '''only''' those ICU and Medicine patients for whom the '''initial goal''' of care right from the start of a unit admission is comfort care, [[ACP C]], palliation.


'''We do not want to track patients for whom comfort care is ordered ''after'' admission.'''
Pts for whom comfort care is ordered '''after admission do ''not'' qualify.'''


Palliation, palliative care, comfort care, '''does not require [[Palliative Service]]''', but can include it.
Pt '''does not require''' but could be receiving [[Palliative Service]]'''.
 
Pt ''could'' be receiving some medical treatments like treating an pneumonia or infection, pain, dehydration and anything else that would ease suffering.  


Select Comfort Care only if '''any''' of the following are true:   
Select Comfort Care only if '''any''' of the following are true:   
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**(iii) palliative care
**(iii) palliative care
**(iv) or end-of-life care   
**(iv) or end-of-life care   
***Note that none of items (i)-(iii) require that the patient was ACP-C or that the Palliative Care Service be involved in care.   
***Note that none of items (ii)-(iv) require that the patient was ACP-C or that the Palliative Care Service be involved in care.
'''Intent''' of care is clear right '''from the beginning''' of a ward admission'' that it is for comfort care, ACP C, palliation, end of life care. This does not preclude having some medical treatments like treating an pneumonia or infection, pain, dehydration and anything else that would ease suffering.  


 
=== Coding Instructions ===
 
=== Coding Instructions for Medicine and ICU===
If the patient meets the above criteria then code as:  
If the patient meets the above criteria then code as:  
*In [[CCMDB.mdb]] '''TMP''' tab add:
*In [[CCMDB.accdb]] '''TMP''' tab add:
**PROJECT: Comfort Care
**PROJECT: Comfort Care
**ITEM: Comfort Care
**ITEM: Comfort Care
**Checkbox, dates, numbers: Don't need to fill, not used for this project
**Checkbox, dates, numbers: Don't need to fill, not used for this project


==Start and stop date==
{{Data Integrity Check List|}}
*Start Date: 2013-Nov-11
*Stop Date: none
 
== {{CCMDB Data Integrity Checks}} ==
Only one entry allowed per patient. Uses query ''s_tmp_comfort_care_gt_one''.


== Data use / Reporting and Analysis ==
== Data use / Reporting and Analysis ==
The data is used to exclude patients from analysis for [[:Category:OverstayProject | Project Overstay]].
The data is used to exclude patients in the analysis of the [[ALERT Scale]] in the [[Directors Quarterly and Annual Report (Medicine)]].


The data is used to exclude patients in the analysis of the [[ALERT scale]] in the [[Quarterly report]] and [[Annual report]].
== Related articles ==
{{Related Articles}}


[[Category: OverstayProject]]
[[Category:End-of-life related data]]
[[Category: Medicine Elements]]
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[[Category: All Projects Medicine Only]]
[[Category: End-of-life related data]]

Latest revision as of 20:06, 2022 February 17

Projects
Active?: legacy
Program: CC and Med
Requestor: Internal
Collection start: 2013-11-11
Collection end: 2019-08-26

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This article is about collecting the "Comfort care" (ACP C, Palliative care) temp entry. Collection has stopped, see Palliative care for a related thing we collect.

Data Use and Purpose

Which patients qualify

The purpose is to specifically identify and tag only those ICU and Medicine patients for whom the initial goal of care right from the start of a unit admission is comfort care, ACP C, palliation.

Pts for whom comfort care is ordered after admission do not qualify.

Pt does not require but could be receiving Palliative Service.

Pt could be receiving some medical treatments like treating an pneumonia or infection, pain, dehydration and anything else that would ease suffering.

Select Comfort Care only if any of the following are true:

  • (a) the patient had an ACP-C prior to admission to that unit/ward
  • (b) the patient had an ACP-C order implemented as part of the admission orders to that unit/ward
  • (c) the initial admission note of the unit/ward attending physician and/or the H&P written by the house officer identifies that the patient was admitted for any of:
    • (i) comfort care,
    • (ii) palliation
    • (iii) palliative care
    • (iv) or end-of-life care
      • Note that none of items (ii)-(iv) require that the patient was ACP-C or that the Palliative Care Service be involved in care.

Coding Instructions

If the patient meets the above criteria then code as:

  • In CCMDB.accdb TMP tab add:
    • PROJECT: Comfort Care
    • ITEM: Comfort Care
    • Checkbox, dates, numbers: Don't need to fill, not used for this project

Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)

 AppStatus
Query s tmp comfort care gt oneCCMDB.accdbretired

Data use / Reporting and Analysis

The data is used to exclude patients in the analysis of the ALERT Scale in the Directors Quarterly and Annual Report (Medicine).

Related articles

Related articles: