Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Complex Conditions
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2007-09-26
Definition:
Conditions for which there are underlying comorbidities or complications. For example, a patient suffering from gangrene, who also has diabetes, would be classified as a complex condition because a caregiver would have to take the patient's diabetic condition into account.
Related terms
- Case Mix Groups with Complexity Overlay (CMG Plx™)
- Comorbidity / Comorbidities
- Complexity
- Complications
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