Innovative oncology care models improve end-of-life quality, reduce utilization and spending

Health Affairs

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 433-440

  Colligan, Erin Murphy ^a   Ewald, Erin ^b   Ruiz, Sarah ^b,c   Spafford, Michelle ^b   Cross Barnet, Caitlin ^a   Parashuram, Shriram ^b  

^a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TUMOR MODEL; AGED; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

AGED; COST SAVINGS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT NAVIGATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85014628732     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1303     Document Type: Article

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