Authors: | Jegier, B. J.; O'Mahony, S; Johnson, J.; Flaska, R.; Perry, A.; Runge, M.; Sommerfeld, T. |
Article Title: | Impact of a Centralized Inpatient Hospice Unit in an Academic Medical Center |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) and Horizon Hospice opened the first centralized inpatient hospice unit (CIPU) in a Chicago academic medical center in 2012. This study examined if there was a difference in cost or length of stay (LOS) in a CIPU compared to hospice care in scattered beds throughout RUMC. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: This retrospective, cross-sectional study compared cost and LOS for patients admitted to the CIPU (n = 141) and those admitted to hospice scattered beds (SBM) throughout RUMC (n = 56). RESULTS: The CIPU patients had a median LOS of 6.0 days versus 2.0 days for SBM patients. CONCLUSIONS: The CIPU patients had longer hospice LOS but lower hospital costs. Academic medical centers may benefit from aggregating hospice beds. |
Journal Title: | The American Journal of Hospice Palliative Care |
ISSN: | 1938-2715; 1049-9091 |
Publisher: | Unknown |
Date Published: | 2015 |
Language: | ENG |
DOI/URL: |
1049909115599157 |
Notes: | LR: 20150816; CI: (c) The Author(s) 2015; JID: 9008229; OTO: NOTNLM; aheadofprint |