Cost savings associated with palliative care among patients with genitourinary malignancies.

Authors

Phichai Chansriwong

Phichai Chansriwong

Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Phichai Chansriwong , Nintita Sripaibookij Thokanit , Siriporn Semsarn , Pinyo Utthiya , Vijj Kasemsup

Organizations

Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Ramathibodi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand, Thailand, Ramathibodi Palliative care Center, Bangkok, Thailand, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Research Funding

Other
Mahidol University

Background: The cost of cancer treatment has increased significantly in recent decades, and highest costs incurred in the last 6-months of life. Patients’ health insurance status is a factor influencing to cost of care in different from individuals’ ability to access hospital care. 80% of Thai people use the Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS), about 15% use the Civil Servants Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS). Only CSMBS can reimburse all costs of in-patient care, but UCS had to co-pay at some cost. All health scheme is equality accessibility to palliative care. Early integrated palliative care services improve the GU malignancy patients care experience, decreases healthcare utilization, and improved quality of life. Study aim was to examine Hospital-based palliative care interventions in GU malignancy patients may reduce costs. Methods: A retrospective claims database in Ramathibodi Hospital was analyzed, that included cancer patients had a medical claim for death between Jan 1, 2016 - Dec 31, 2020. Our study compared cost in patients receiving palliative care (PC) and patients receiving usual care. Costs were determined by summing paid amounts on all hospital services used within the last 6, 3 and 1 months before death, including cancer-related inpatient service, emergency room visits, cancer-related outpatient services and other hospital services with cancer diagnosis. Results: Of the 1,772 cancer patients who died, 289 (16.3%) integrated treated with PC matched to 1,483 (83.7%) were usual care patients. 107 Genitourinary Malignancies patients including 44 TCC, 36 Prostate, 22 RCC and 2 Testicular cancer, that 22 (20.6%) integrated treated with PC. Median age was 72.4 years. Patients categorized as CSMBS 48% and UCS 44.4%. The PC group had $10,244.1 (+/- 8,705.6) in last 3 months hospital costs that significantly less than in usual care $(17,174.3 +/-14,262.5) (P= 0.032) that PC group had significant reductions in medications, laboratory, and intensive care unit costs compared with usual care patients. Direct costs of inpatient care in the last 3 months of life for patients were lower in patient who received earlier PC that patients who received PC consults < 90 days was $9,728.8 (+/- 1,044.5) and patients received PC consults < 30 days cost was $12,517.7 +/- 1,476. Patients in SSS and UCS had a significantly saving cost when they received PC consultation, P=0.032. However, there was no difference in CSMBS. Conclusions: Integrated palliative care in caring GU malignant patients associates with significant hospital cost savings. Insurance status not limited in access to palliative care consultation, but influences in cost of end-of-life care.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Prostate Cancer and Urothelial Carcinoma

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma,Prostate Cancer - Advanced

Sub Track

Quality of Care/Quality Improvement and Real-World Evidence

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 6; abstr 474)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.6_suppl.474

Abstract #

474

Poster Bd #

H15

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