International comparison of spending and utilization at the end of life for hip fracture patients.
Carl Rudolf BlankartKees van GoolIrene PapanicolasEnrique Bernal-DelgadoNicholas BowdenFrancisco Estupiñán-RomeroRobin GauldHannah E KnightOlukorede AbionaKristen RileyAndrew J SchoenfeldKosta ShatrovWalter P WodchisJose F Figueroanull nullPublished in: Health services research (2021)
Across seven countries, we find important variations in end-of-life care for patients who sustained a hip fracture, with some differences explained by sex and age. Our work sheds important insights that may help ongoing health policy discussions on equity, efficiency, and reimbursement in health care systems.