Impact of the Timing of Integrated Home Palliative Care Enrolment on Emergency Department Visits.
Alessandro ScacchiArmando SavatteriGianfranco PolitanoAlessio ContiMarco DalmassoSara CampagnaMaria Michela GianinoPublished in: International journal of health policy and management (2022)
The timing of IHPC enrolment is related with a variation of the incidence of ED visits. Early IHPC enrolment is related to a high significant reduction of ED visits when compared to the 90-day pre-IHPC enrolment period and to late IHPC enrolment, accounting for both low-level and medium-to-high level emergency ED visits.