Describing the characteristics and healthcare use of high-cost acute care users at the end of life: a pan-Canadian population-based study

• Main Authors: Danial Qureshi (Author), Sarina Isenberg (Author), Peter Tanuseputro (Author), Rahim Moineddin (Author), Kieran Quinn (Author), Christopher Meaney (Author), Kimberlyn McGrail (Author), Hsien Seow (Author), Colleen Webber (Author), Robert Fowler (Author), Amy Hsu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A minority of individuals use a large portion of health system resources, incurring considerable costs, especially in acute-care hospitals where a significant proportion of deaths occur. We sought to describe and contrast the characteristics, acute-care use and cost in the last y...