Community-based pediatric palliative care for health related quality of life, hospital utilization and costs lessons learned from a pilot study.

Related Articles Community-based pediatric palliative care for health related quality of life, hospital utilization and costs lessons learned from a pilot study. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Aug 03;15:73 Authors: Goldhagen J, Fafard M, Komatz K, Eason T, Livingood WC Abstract BACKGROUND: Children with chronic complex-medical conditions comprise a small minority of children who require substantial healthcare with major implications for hospital utilization and costs in pediatrics. Community-Based Pediatric Palliative Care (CBPPC) provides a holistic approach to patient care that can improve their quality of life and lead to reduced costs of hospital care. This study’s purpose was to analyze and…
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