The impact of hospice care on survival and cost saving among patients with liver cancer: a national longitudinal population-based study in Taiwan

@article{Chiang2015TheIO,
  title={The impact of hospice care on survival and cost saving among patients with liver cancer: a national longitudinal population-based study in Taiwan},
  author={Jui-Kun Chiang and Yee-Hsin Kao},
  journal={Supportive Care in Cancer},
  year={2015},
  volume={23},
  pages={1049-1055}
}
PurposeThe aim of this study was to compare health-care expenditures and survival of these terminally ill patients receiving or not receiving hospice care in their last month of life.MethodsUsing Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Claims Database, we analyzed hospitalizations, OPD visits, associated costs, and survival. Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of high cost.ResultsWe identified 3850 liver cancer patients who died during the 1997–2011 study period, 644 (16.6 %) of whom… 
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