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Highlights • Most elderly cancer patients (>75%) require healthcare facility support after skeletal-related event-related hospitalization, with substantial associated costs.• The largest proportion of bone metastases patients were discharged to skilled… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Most elderly cancer patients (>75%) require healthcare facility support after skeletal-related event-related hospitalization, with substantial associated costs.• The largest proportion of bone metastases patients were discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) (32.9%), then home health agency (HHA) (13.7%), hospice (13.5%), and long-term care (LTC) (11.3%).• The largest proportion of multiple myeloma (MM) patients were discharged to SNF (35.9%), then HHA (18.2%), hospice (7.2%), and LTC (1.5%).• Mean Medicare cost per patient per facility stay was < $10,000 for hospice, and from $15,517 for LTC nursing home to $49,729 for LTC hospital for MM patients.
Journal Title: Journal of Bone Oncology
Year Published: 2021
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