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. 2018 Jul 24;5:2054358118783761. doi: 10.1177/2054358118783761

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.