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●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. | ●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 3 or 3 days or even 1-2 weeks after ward admission. Should ward call this DC TX or palliative or both?'' | |||
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NOTE: Trish is looking at this definition. I will add more detail and will review with Roberts. | NOTE: Trish is looking at this definition. I will add more detail and will review with Roberts. | ||
Need to | Need to include a purpose as to why we are tagging these patients. | ||
[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 17:27, 24 June 2008 (CDT)[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 19:16, 21 July 2008 (CDT)still working on it. Contributions welcome. | [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 17:27, 24 June 2008 (CDT)[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 19:16, 21 July 2008 (CDT)still working on it. Contributions welcome. | ||
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*Fran, do you want to expand on your case here as an example. thanks [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 14:01, 29 July 2008 (CDT) | *Fran, do you want to expand on your case here as an example. thanks [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 14:01, 29 July 2008 (CDT) | ||
*Nothing further to Add unless someone has further discussion.[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 14:26, 6 August 2008 (CDT) | |||
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