A pilot study on patient-related costs and factors associated with the cost of specialist palliative care in the hospital: first steps towards a patient classification system in Germany

A pilot study on patient-related costs and factors associated with the cost of specialist palliative care in the hospital: first steps towards a patient classification system in Germany

Abstract Background Specialist palliative care in the hospital addresses a heterogeneous patient population with complex care needs. In Germany, palliative care patients are classified based on their primary diagnosis to determine reimbursement despite findings that other factors describe patient ne...

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Main Authors: Christian Becker, Reiner Leidl, Eva Schildmann, Farina Hodiamont, Claudia Bausewein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Subjects:
Palliative care
Resource use
Health care cost
Patient classification
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-018-0154-3

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