Table 5:
Time-Specific Daily Health Care Costs in the Last Year of Life
| Type of Care | Mean Daily Cost, $ (SD) | Distribution | Sourcea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Months | 6 Months | 3 Months | 2 Months | 1 Month | |||
| ED visit | 520 (388) | 554 (404) | 630 (425) | 684 (432) | 807 (432) | Gamma | HQO ICES cohort |
| Hospital care | 846 (1,201) | 803 (927) | 829 (1,046) | 824 (1,023) | 820 (996) | Gamma | HQO ICES cohort |
| Home care | 34 (36) | 37 (39) | 45 (49) | 49 (56) | 63 (76) | Gamma | HQO ICES cohort |
| LTC | 91 (11) | 92 (14) | 94 (18) | 94 (19) | 107 (20) | Gamma | HQO ICES cohort |
| Rehabilitation | 3.09 (0.95) | 0.49 (0.05) | 0.49 (0.05) | 0.49 (0.06) | 0.38 (0.06) | Gamma | OHRI ICES cohort |
| Outpatient visit | 8.67 (0.99) | 10.21 (0.39) | 9.44 (0.39) | 8.72 (0.32) | 8.40 (0.32) | Gamma | OHRI ICES cohort |
| Physician | 48.08 (14.37) | 9.37 (0.52) | 8.35 (0.52) | 7.66 (0.31) | 7.34 (0.31) | Gamma | OHRI ICES cohort |
| Drugs/devices | 9.58 (0.36) | 8.62 (0.08) | 8.46 (0.08) | 8.19 (0.10) | 8.17 (0.10) | Gamma | OHRI ICES cohort |
| Otherb | 1.38 (0.08) | 1.42 (0.03) | 1.37 (0.03) | 1.32 (0.02) | 1.30 (0.02) | Gamma | OHRI ICES cohort |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; HQO, Health Quality Ontario; ICES, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; LTC, long-term care; OHRI, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
a
Cohort used in the calculation.
b
Including costs for Ontario Health Insurance Plan laboratory billings and nonphysician billings.