title: A comparative cost-minimization analysis of providing paediatric palliative respite care before and after the opening of services at a paediatric hospice.
abstract: A palliative care service provider may add or decrease overall operational costs to the healthcare system. This study assessed the costs of managing respite care for children with life-limiting illness at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario for the 12-month period both before and after services at Roger's House (RH, a paediatric hospice) was made available. The opening and operation of RH for providing respite care resulted in a minimization of operational costs (n = 66 patients, mean decrease of $4,251.95 per month per patient).
authors: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Canada.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Pascuet
authors: Lloyd
authors: L
authors: Cowin
authors: Régis
authors: R
authors: Vaillancourt
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Splinter
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Vadeboncoeur
authors: Lynn Grandmaison
authors: LG
authors: Dumond
authors: Andy
authors: A
authors: Ni
authors: Marion
authors: M
authors: Rattray
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000191:economics*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics*; D012144:Respite Care / Q000191:economics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric