Palliative Care as a Component of High-Value and Cost-Saving Care During Hospitalization for Metastatic Cancer.
Sifan LuEileen RakovitchBreffni HannonCamilla ZimmermannKavita V DharmarajanMichael YanJohn R De AlmeidaChristopher M K L YaoErin F GillespieFumiko L ChinoDivya YerramilliEthan GoonaratneFadwa Abdel-RahmanHiba OthmanSara MheidChiaojung Jillian TsaiPublished in: JCO oncology practice (2024)
Inpatient PC is associated with reduced hospital costs for patients with metastatic cancer, irrespective of age and receipt of aggressive interventions. Integration of inpatient PC may de-escalate costs incurred through low-value inpatient interventions.