The Costs of Waiting: Implications of the Timing of Palliative Care Consultation among a Cohort of Decedents at a Comprehensive Cancer Center

• Published in: Journal of palliative medicine Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 69
• Main Authors: Scibetta, Colin, Kerr, Kathleen, Mcguire, Joseph, Rabow, Michael W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - economics; Neoplasms - mortality; Neoplasms - therapy; Palliative Care - economics; Palliative Care - statistics & numerical data; Palliative Care - utilization; Quality of Health Care - economics; Quality of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Referral and Consultation - economics; Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data; Referral and Consultation - utilization; Terminal Care - economics; Terminal Care - statistics & numerical data; Terminal Care - utilization; Time Factors; United States; Young Adult; United States

Palliative care is recommended along with oncologic care for patients with advanced cancer. However, there are limited data about how the timing of palliative care affects quality and costs. Comparison of health care utilization and care quality for patients with cancer who died having received earl...