Center to Advance Palliative Care

New Website

CAPC launches getpalliativecare.org for patients and families
Visit the site ...

 
Partners



Views

CAPC Palliative Care Discussion Forum
Data Collection and Measurement

Next Reply: Re:How do we know Palliative Care saves money?
Previous Message: Assessments and data collection process
Next Message: Survey Returns

Post How do we know Palliative Care saves money?
Author: Christine
Date: Jun 25, 2008 8:57 am
Our consult program has been around 10 years and has been supported because it is the "right thing to do" but has never been asked to justify the costs of the program, until now.

What is the best method for comparing people with a pc consult to those with none to demonstrate past cost avoidance. I know the resources on this site are great, but seem to focus on potential patients and I need to compare past data. Do we do a DRG to DRG comparison? Do we limit it to only those that died in the hospital, even if one of our goals is helping patients who want to die at home do so? One of the tools on this site ask for the averge LOS days saved - but I didn't see how to calulate this.
I'm new to this position so any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Replies: order by [Date] [Author] [Subject]
Re:How do we know Palliative Care saves money? (by sutton on 06/26/2008)
We, too, were funded for about 10 years because it was the "right thing to do". We are just putting together now a report to justify an increase in our staffing. We have had some wonderful help from administration in putting this together. These are some of the references we used Morrison et al American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting Abstracts 2007. Back et al Journal of Palliative Care 2005: 8:25-35 Penrod et al. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2006: 9(4): 855-860 The CAPC program Using your own data: updating your business plan to ensure sustainability--January 24, 2008-- is bery helpful.

IMPORTANT: In order to post a new message or reply to an existing post in the discussion you must login. If you are not a registered member you may join here.
The statements posted in the forum section of capc.org are opinions expressed by website visitors and do not necessarily represent the viewpoints or positions of the Center to Advance Palliative Care(CAPC). CAPC is not responsible for the factual or legal accuracy of any of the statements posted.


General questions about using the CAPCconnectTM palliative care discussion forum? EmailPatricia.Caines@mssm.edu