Efficiency vs. quality of care
Case Management Weekly, April 16, 2008
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The 2008 edition of The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care shows great disparities among hospitals regarding how much Medicare spends on end-of-life care at their facilities. The ranges in cost of care, according to a report issued on April 14, were from $93,842 to $53,432. The highest being for the average cost per year during the last two years of life at
Federal officials say that Medicare could save money if the physicians and hospitals in the higher-spending regions could be more efficient while treating patients who have chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.
Some experts say that patients in the higher-spending regions may be receiving too much care or unnecessary care, while hospitals defend the amount of care they give each patient, says The New York Times.
Source: The New York Times
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