Background: There has been an increase in observational studies using health
administrative data to examine the nature, quality, and costs of care at life's end, particularly …

Background: Multiple studies demonstrate substantial utilization of acute hospital care and,
potentially excessive, intensive medical and surgical treatments at the end-of-life. Aim: To …

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BACKGROUND A significant share of the cost of cancer care is concentrated in the end‐of‐
life period. Although quality measures of aggressive treatment may guide optimal care …

Background: Patterns of end-of-life cancer care differ in Canada and the United States; yet
little is known about differences in service-specific and overall costs. Aim: The aim of this …

Objectives Several delivery models of palliative care are currently available: hospital-based,
outpatient-based, home-based, nursing home-based, and hospice-based. Weighing the …

Purpose: To explore potential indicators of the quality of end-of-life services for cancer
patients that could be monitored using existing administrative data. Methods: Quality …

Objectives: Persistent gaps in end-of-life cancer care delivery and growing associated
expenditures remain imminent US public health issues. The objective of this study was to …

Importance Differences in utilization and costs of end-of-life care among developed
countries are of considerable policy interest. Objective To compare site of death, health care …

Background: There is inconsistent evidence that palliative care intervention decreases total
healthcare expenditure at end-of-life for oncology patients. This inconsistent evidence may …