Implementation Costs of Technology-Enhanced Transitional Palliative Care for Rural Caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Compared to urban family caregivers (FCG), rural FCG experience greater burdens accessing coordinated care for their loved ones during and after hospitalization. The impact of technology-enhanced transitional palliative care (TPC) on caregiver outcomes is currently being evaluated in a randomized control trial. This study evaluates resource use and health system costs of this FCG-focused TPC intervention and potential Medicare reimbursement mechanisms.

Methods

Rural caregivers of hospitalized patients were randomized into an 8-week intervention consisting of video visits conducted by a registered nurse certified in palliative care, supplemented with phone calls and texts (n = 215), or attentional control. Labor costs were estimated for a registered nurse and compa

SUBMITTER: Kaufman BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427729 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature