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K700 – Palliative care out-patient case conference
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
A palliative care out-patient case conference is a time-based service for a palliative care patient, defined as a terminally ill patient in the final year of life receiving comfort care (). The conference requires participation by the physician most responsible for the patient's care and at least 2 other participants, which can include other physicians, regulated social workers, and/or regulated health professionals. It is billed in units, where case conferences are time based services calculated in time units of 10 minute increments. In calculating time unit(s), the minimum time required is based upon consecutive time spent participating in the case conference as follows: 1 unit | 10 minutes, 2 units | 16 minutes, 3 units | 26 minutes, 4 units | 36 minutes, 5 units | 46 minutes, 6 units | 56 minutes, 7 units | 66 minutes [1h 6m], 8 units | 76 minutes [1h 16m], with a maximum of 8 units per day. This service must adhere to the general requirements for Case Conferences outlined in the Schedule Preamble.
A case conference is only eligible for payment where the case conference record includes all of the following elements: 1. identification of the patient; 2. start and stop time of the discussion regarding the patient; 3. identification of the eligible participants, and 4. the outcome or decision of the case conference.
The record must document the participation by the physician most responsible for the care of the patient and at least 2 other participants that include physicians, regulated social workers and/or regulated health professionals regarding a palliative care out-patient.
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