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A comparative cost-minimization analysis of providing paediatric palliative respite care before and after the opening of services at a paediatric hospice.
- Source :
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Healthcare management forum [Healthc Manage Forum] 2010 Summer; Vol. 23 (2), pp. 63-6. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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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).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0840-4704
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Healthcare management forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21739841
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hcmf.2010.04.009