The association between varying levels of palliative care involvement on costs during terminal hospitalizations in Canada from 2012 to 2015

The association between varying levels of palliative care involvement on costs during terminal hospitalizations in Canada from 2012 to 2015

Abstract Background Inpatient palliative care is associated with lower inpatient costs; however, this has yet to be studied using a more nuanced, multi-tiered measure of inpatient palliative care and a national population-representative dataset. Using a population-based cohort of Canadians who died...

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Main Authors: Sarina R. Isenberg, Christopher Meaney, Peter May, Peter Tanuseputro, Kieran Quinn, Danial Qureshi, Stephanie Saunders, Colleen Webber, Hsien Seow, James Downar, Thomas J. Smith, Amna Husain, Peter G. Lawlor, Rob Fowler, Julie Lachance, Kimberlyn McGrail, Amy T. Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Palliative care
Acute care costs
Terminal hospitalizations
End of life
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06335-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06335-1

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