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ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2020

Reallocating Cancer Surgery Payments for Alternate Level of Care in Ontario: What Are the Options?

Judith Wong, Shannon Milroy, Katherine Sun, Pierre Iorio, May Seto, Julia Monakova, Jason M Sutherland

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Article in Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Urgent Admission and Inequities in Acute Hospital Stay in Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Judith WongMethodologist, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, ON.
Shannon MilroyHealth Economist, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, ON.
Katherine SunSenior Analyst, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, ON.
Pierre IorioMethodologist, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, ON.
May SetoGroup Manager, Funding Unit, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, ON.
Julia MonakovaGroup Manager, Funding Unit, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, ON.
Jason M SutherlandFaculty, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; Professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article examines how alternate-level-of-care (ALC) days are funded through the cancer surgery funding model in Ontario and evaluates policy options to better address ALC days. The contribution of ALC days to hospital funding and the impact of removing or reallocating this funding from cancer surgery is measured. Though costs associated with ALC days in cancer surgery are low, this article highlights the need for policy options that would realign funding across the healthcare system in Ontario to better meet the needs of patients waiting for ALC, reduce pressure on inpatient bed capacity and improve value for money.

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Healthcare FinancingHealth PolicyHospitalsPatient CareDelivery of Health CareFemaleFinancing, GovernmentHealth Care CostsHumansLength of StayMaleNeoplasmsOntarioPatient DischargeSubacute Care

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PMID33337313
PMCPMC7710964

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