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A patient’s whose death is immediately imminent should '''not''' be coded as Palliative care. | A patient’s whose death is immediately imminent should '''not''' be coded as Palliative care. Palliative care is a diagnostic code that can be used on the medicine wards and in the ICU's. | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 1 May 2008
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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Palliative careClick Expand to show legacy content.
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Category: Palliative Care (old) |
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| Main Diagnosis: | 904-00 |
| Sub Diagnosis: | ?Critical Care and/or Medicine? |
| Diagnosis Code: | Currently Collected |
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The diagnosis Palliative care should be coded for patients where all of the following are true:
- care is given to a person with progressive, advanced underlying disease with little or no prospect of cure
- death is apparent however is not immediately imminent
- palliative care addresses pain and symptom management,social, psychological, cultural, emotional and spiritual support, as well as caregiver and bereavement support. Reference: Health Canada web site: www.hc-sc.gc.ca
A patient’s whose death is immediately imminent should not be coded as Palliative care. Palliative care is a diagnostic code that can be used on the medicine wards and in the ICU's.
Further info required to un-stub
- tie-in to DC Tx explanation
- fill in the codes
- is this used in Medicine as well?