Palliative Service: Difference between revisions

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●collectors want to know the purpose of collecting that status of “palliative care” and how this information is being used.

●Issue of same patient with multiple admissions back to hospital once being deemed "palliative care". Subsequent admission not alway documenting that patient has been deemed palliative care previously. Example pt with end stage heart disease, palliative care 2003, frequent admission (14) for CHF, CP and other reversible problems, but no mention of palliative care in Dx codes until 2007.

●Issue of same patient with multiple admissions back to hospital once being deemed "palliative care". Subsequent admission not alway documenting that patient has been deemed palliative care previously. Example pt with end stage heart disease, palliative care 2003, frequent admission (14 repeated admits) for CHF, CP and other reversible problems, but no mention of palliative care in Dx codes until 2007.

●What is a reasonable time line for ''"immediately imminent"'' vs. ''not immediately imminent?'' (example; patients DC TX in ICU, did not die immediately, not until 1-2 weeks after ward admission. Should ward call this DC TX or palliative or both?

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 ●collectors want to know the purpose of collecting that status of “palliative care” and how this information is being used.
-●Issue of same patient with multiple admissions back to hospital once being deemed "palliative care".  Subsequent admission not alway documenting that patient has been deemed palliative care previously.  Example pt with end stage heart disease, palliative care 2003, frequent admission (14) for CHF, CP and other reversible problems, but no mention of palliative care in Dx codes until 2007.
+●Issue of same patient with multiple admissions back to hospital once being deemed "palliative care".  Subsequent admission not alway documenting that patient has been deemed palliative care previously.  Example pt with end stage heart disease, palliative care 2003, frequent admission (14 repeated admits) for CHF, CP and other reversible problems, but no mention of palliative care in Dx codes until 2007.
 ●What is a reasonable time line for ''"immediately imminent"'' vs. ''not immediately imminent?''  (example; patients DC TX in ICU, did not die immediately, not until 1-2 weeks after ward admission.  Should ward call this DC TX or palliative or both?