1. Cost and Non-Clinical Outcomes of Palliative Care
Thomas J. Smith, MD, FACP, J. Brian Cassel, PhD 
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 
Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages (July 2009)
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2. Fig. 1
Representative total cost/day for patients before and after palliative care consultation, for patients who died in the hospital (deaths) or were discharged. The vertical line is the day of transfer. The horizontal line is the average reimbursement/day; after transfer, the reimbursement is higher than the cost; so the patient makes a profit for the health system. Data Source: VCU Health System, Richmond, Virginia (modified from Naik, 20041).
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3. Fig. 2
Changes in the types of costs and actual costs—PCU compared with other units—for patients who died in the hospital. Modified from Naik,
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