Table 3. Health care use and cost in the last year of life, by health care sector, Ontario decedents, Fiscal Year 2010/11 to 2012/13.
| Health Care Users (n) | Proportion of all Decedents | Average Cost Among Users | Q1 ** | Q3 ** | Total Cost in Millions (% of total costs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing Care Sectors | ||||||
| Long-term Care | 64,085 | 24.2% | $34,381 | $25,143 | $45,336 | $2,203 (15.5%) |
| Home Care | 159,616 | 60.3% | $7,347 | $1,609 | $9,076 | $1,172 (8.3%) |
| Complex Continuing Care | 29,775 | 11.2% | $30,575 | $4,438 | $32,902 | $910 (6.4%) |
| Rehabilitation | 9,981 | 3.8% | $23,611 | $9,839 | $32,324 | $235 (1.7%) |
| Acute Care Sectors | ||||||
| Inpatient without ICU | 141,018 | 53.3% | $22,830 | $7,075 | $27,671 | $3,219 (22.7%) |
| Inpatient with1+ ICU* | 56,309 | 21.3% | $51,011 | $14,509 | $59,573 | $2,872 (20.2%) |
| Emergency Department | 219,542 | 82.9% | $1,535 | $699 | $1,993 | $336 (2.4%) |
| Outpatient Care Sectors | ||||||
| Physician Billings | 260,332 | 98.3% | $5,431 | $1,979 | $7,131 | $1,413 (10%) |
| Outpatient clinics | 87,480 | 33.0% | $10,531 | $962 | $12,364 | $921 (6.5%) |
| Drugs/Devices | 235,670 | 89.0% | $3,306 | $1,027 | $4,075 | $779 (5.5%) |
| Non-physician Billings | 129,244 | 48.8% | $659 | $50 | $1,342 | $85 (0.6%) |
| Laboratory | 209,472 | 79.1% | $272 | $100 | $358 | $56 (0.4%) |
| All Decedents | 264,755 | 100% | $53,661 | $19,568 | $66,875 | $14,207 (100%) |
* Includes all hospitalizations for individuals who had at least 1 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay in any of their hospitalization.
** Quartile 1 (Q1) and Quartile (Q3) represent values at the 25th and 75th percentiles of total costs among health care uses in each sector.