In writing the ELD rule, the FMCSA is aware of the cost burden it could be putting on fleets. While it recognizes thereâs a net-benefit from the paperwork savings alone, it doesnât want to saddle drivers and fleets with trucking technology that isnât affordable.
â¢ The estimated cost for a day of community care at the end of life is Â£145. compared with the cost of Â£425 for a specialist palliative in-patient bed day in. hospital. Changing the setting of care for a patient at the end of life has the. potential to reduce the daily cost of care by Â£280. â¢ Between 355,000 and 457,000 patients need palliative care every year. If additional. community services were developed to enable even 30,000 patients to reduce their.
â Compared to usual care, palliative care consultation. results in significant cost savings. â¢ $174/day or $1696/admission for patients discharged alive. â¢ $374/day or $4,908/admission for patients who die in hospital. â Comparing costs/day for 48 hours before and after. consultation, palliative care consultation resulted in. significant cost reductions. â¢ $238/day for patients discharged alive. â¢ $574/day for patients who die in hospital. Source: Morrison et al.