Economic evaluation of the "paramedics and palliative care: bringing vital services to Canadians" program compared to the status quo.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Based on programs implemented in 2011-2013 in three Canadian provinces to improve the support paramedics provide to people receiving palliative care, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and Healthcare Excellence Canada provided support and funding from 2018 to 2022 to spread this approach in Canada. The study objectives were to conduct an economic evaluation of "the Program" compared to the status quo.

Methods

A probabilistic decision analytic model was used to compare the expected costs, the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and the return on investment associated with the Program compared to the status quo from a publicly funded healthcare payer perspective. Effectiveness data and Program costs, expressed in 2022 Canadian dollars, from each jurisdiction wer

SUBMITTER: Tarride JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377656 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature