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* Incorporated Laura's definition from Health Canada. However, will we code if only some of the aspects of palliative care (e.g. pain mgmt, but not emotional support) are provided? In the end, this is a coding guide, and the above makes is less clear when to code. The "when to code..." section should be updated to clarify which parts of definition are mandatory, or how to gather from chart. I suppose the main information is that the focus of care is for comfort rather than active treatment. LKolesar | * Incorporated Laura's definition from Health Canada. However, will we code if only some of the aspects of palliative care (e.g. pain mgmt, but not emotional support) are provided? In the end, this is a coding guide, and the above makes is less clear when to code. The "when to code..." section should be updated to clarify which parts of definition are mandatory, or how to gather from chart. I suppose the main information is that the focus of care is for comfort rather than active treatment. LKolesar | ||
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* I have a ? about pall care vs dc treatment | * I have a ? about pall care vs dc treatment | ||