Published on: October 30, 2014

In a recent article published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management by Daniela Mosoiu, M Dumitrescu and Stephen R Connor, a team based in Romania have developed standardized costing methodology and framework for delivering palliative care services. Using this framework, palliative care providers can enter their data to generate cost relevant to their health care systems.(Developing a costing framework for palliative care services. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 2014; 48(4):719-29).

It was found that inpatient palliative care cost in Romania was $96.58 per day and home-based palliative care was $30.37 per visit. Knowing the cost would help palliative care organizations to forecast their financial needs and to request funding. It is also important to know the palliative care delivery expenses so as to facilitate the implementation and expansion of palliative care services in the country.

To read more about this research and to download model costing framework for home based care and inpatient care, visit: http://www.ehospice.com/ArticleView/tabid/10686/ArticleId/12790/language/en-GB/View.aspx