Providing a Palliative Care Service: Towards an Evidence BaseOxford University Press, 1999 - Počet stran: 276 This book addresses key questions about the need for palliative care, the current provision of services and the evidence for the effectiveness of a range of alternative models of organisation in pallitaive care. A broad approach is taken to include the needs of both cancer patients andpatients with other terminal diseases and the relationship between palliative care and other aspects of health care services. The book is based on a comprehensive and detailed review of the international scientific literature on evaluation of palliative care, providing an essential evidence base forpolicy decisions. |
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... savings over longer periods : ... the savings from hospice are predominantly the result of the reduced use of hospital care ( Medicare Part A expenditures ) in the last month of life . Medicare patients receiving hospice had a savings ...
... savings over longer periods : ... the savings from hospice are predominantly the result of the reduced use of hospital care ( Medicare Part A expenditures ) in the last month of life . Medicare patients receiving hospice had a savings ...
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... savings to the cost of co - ordination service was between 4 : 1 and 8 : 1 . In conclusion , the co - ordination service for cancer patients who were terminally ill with a prognosis of less than one year was more cost effective than ...
... savings to the cost of co - ordination service was between 4 : 1 and 8 : 1 . In conclusion , the co - ordination service for cancer patients who were terminally ill with a prognosis of less than one year was more cost effective than ...
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... savings . Goldberg et al . ( 1986 ) reported data on drug use from the National Hospice Study . Only 57 % of ... savings were counter- balanced by the much higher level of home visits to hospice patients . Savings only became apparent if ...
... savings . Goldberg et al . ( 1986 ) reported data on drug use from the National Hospice Study . Only 57 % of ... savings were counter- balanced by the much higher level of home visits to hospice patients . Savings only became apparent if ...
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