Reallocating Cancer Surgery Payments for Alternate Level of Care in Ontario : What Are the Options?

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This article examines how alternate-level-of-care (ALC) days are funded through the cancer surgery funding model in Ontario and evaluates policy options to better address ALC days. The contribution of ALC days to hospital funding and the impact of removing or reallocating this funding from cancer surgery is measured. Though costs associated with ALC days in cancer surgery are low, this article highlights the need for policy options that would realign funding across the healthcare system in Ontario to better meet the needs of patients waiting for ALC, reduce pressure on inpatient bed capacity and improve value for money.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante - 16(2020), 2 vom: 17. Nov., Seite 41-54

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wong, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Milroy, Shannon [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Iorio, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Seto, May [VerfasserIn]
Monakova, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Sutherland, Jason M [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 11.10.2021

Date Revised 11.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.12927/hcpol.2020.26354

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319022528