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{{DX tag | Enter Main Dx | Enter Sub Dx | Enter Dx Code | Critical Care and/or Medicine | Currently Collected }} | {{DX tag | Enter Main Dx | Enter Sub Dx | Enter Dx Code | Critical Care and/or Medicine | Currently Collected }} | ||
'''Palliative care''' | The diagnosis '''Palliative care''' should be coded for patients where all of the following are true: | ||
* given to a person with progressive, advanced underlying chronic disease with little or no prospect of cure | * care is given to a person with progressive, advanced underlying chronic disease with little or no prospect of cure | ||
* | * death is apparent however is not immediately imminent | ||
* | * the primary goal is to maintain quality of life. | ||
Treatment is directed towards relieving suffering by managing underlying disease related symptoms. | Treatment is directed towards relieving suffering by managing underlying disease related symptoms. | ||
A patient’s whose death is immediately imminent should be '''not''' coded as Palliative care. | A patient’s whose death is immediately imminent should be '''not''' coded as Palliative care. | ||
== Further info required == | |||
- tie-in to DC Tx explanation | |||
- fill in the codes | |||
- is this used in Medicine as well? | |||
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[[Category:Diagnosis Coding]] | |||