Hospital-based palliative care: cost-effective care for patients with advanced disease.
Palliative care programs in acute care facilities provide a safety net for patients with advanced disease. While providing aggressive symptom management for patients, these programs are also cost-effective. This author discusses the economic advantages of improving care for patients with advanced disease.
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Sheila
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Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia, USA. sheila@askian.com
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States