Appendix C.
Palliative Care Codes by Administrative Database.
| Type | Database | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Acute care services | CIHI-DAD | PATSERV = 58, Main patient service, palliative care |
| OHIP | C945, Special palliative care consult hospital inpatient | |
| C882, Terminal care in-hospital general practitioner/family practitioner | ||
| C982, Palliative care | ||
| K023, Palliative care support individual care 1/2 h or major part | ||
| Home care services | RAI-CA | B2c = 1, Referral to initiate or continue palliative services = Yes |
| B4 = 12, Expected residential/living status during service provision = Hospice facility/palliative care unit | ||
| RAI-HC | P2S = 1 or 2, Special Treatments, Therapies, Programs—Hospice Care= Scheduled, full adherence as prescribed OR Scheduled, partial adherence | |
| CC3f = 1, Understanding of Goals of Care—Palliative Care = Yes | ||
| OHIP | B966, Travel Premium—Palliative Care Home Visit | |
| B998, Special visit palliative care home, days or evenings | ||
| C997, Special visit palliative care home, days or evenings (starting Oct 2009) | ||
| G511, Telephone management of palliative care at home | ||
| HCD: Clients | SRC_admission = 95, Service Care goals at time of submission for open admission= End of Life (In-Home) | |
| Service_RPC = 95, Service Recipient Code associated with the care delivery event = End of Life (In-Home) | ||
| SRC_discharge = 95, Service Care goals (service receipt code) at time of discharge = End of Life (In-Home) |
Note. CIHI-DAD = Canadian Institute for Health Information Discharge Abstract Database; OHIP = Ontario Health Insurance Plan; RAI-CA = Resident Assessment Instrument–Contact Assessment; RAI-HC = Resident Assessment Instrument–Home Care; HCD = Home Care Database.