Current Funding and Financing Issues in the Australian Hospice and Palliative Care Sector

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-74

  Gordon, Robert ^a   Eagar, Kathy ^a   Currow, David ^b   Green, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AN SNAP; Casemix; classification; palliative care funding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 67650146404     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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