207QH0002X — Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Family Medicine
- Specialization
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Section
- Individual
Definition
A family medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Family Medicine
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 207Q00000XFamily Medicine
- 207QA0000XAdolescent Medicine
- 207QA0401XAddiction Medicine
- 207QA0505XAdult Medicine
- 207QB0002XObesity Medicine
- 207QD0401XDiabetology
- 207QG0300XGeriatric Medicine
- 207QP0002XPhysician Nutrition Specialist
- 207QS0010XSports Medicine
- 207QS1201XSleep Medicine