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** We have never seen a physcian document the primary reason for admission as comfort/end of life care. In the orders you may see comfort care only but generally it is obvious that the patient is admitted to die in hospital. Because of this, we must use our own descretion.--[[User:CMarks|CMarks]] 12:15, 2013 October 28 (CDT) | ** We have never seen a physcian document the primary reason for admission as comfort/end of life care. In the orders you may see comfort care only but generally it is obvious that the patient is admitted to die in hospital. Because of this, we must use our own descretion.--[[User:CMarks|CMarks]] 12:15, 2013 October 28 (CDT) | ||
*** I have never seen the primary reason for admission from ER written by a physican as Comfort/End of life even when pt is enrolled in pall care program | *** I have never seen the primary reason for admission from ER written by a physican as Comfort/End of life even when pt is enrolled in pall care program | ||
The only time I have seen this is when the pt is D/C treatment ex: massive CVA or admitted from MICU for D/C treatment.--[[User:PStein|PStein]] 12:25, 2013 October 28 (CDT) | |||
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