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Economic impact of hospitalisations among patients in the last year of life: An observational study.

Authors :
Gardiner, Clare
Ward, Sue
Gott, Merryn
Ingleton, Christine
Source :
Palliative Medicine. May2014, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p422-429. 8p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article discusses the study on the impact of hospitalisations of end-of-life patients on the economy in north England. It details how the study was conducted which involved 483 patients who died within one year of being hospitalised. The results reportedly revealed that reducing the hospitalization of palliative care patients can achieve more savings compared with preventing avoidable admissions.

Subjects

Subjects :
*RESEARCH funding

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02692163
Volume :
28
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Palliative Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
95684455
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216313517284