Chemotherapy and palliative care near end-of life: examining the appropriateness at a cancer institute for colorectal cancer patients

Autor: Ilaria Massa, Oriana Nanni, Flavia Foca, Marco Maltoni, Stefania Derni, Nicola Gentili, Giovanni Luca Frassineti, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Martina Valgiusti, Dino Amadori, Elena Prati, Mattia Altini, Davide Gallegati, Elisabetta Sansoni

Publikováno v: BMC Palliative Care, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)

Abstract Background Appropriate cessation of chemotherapy and timely referral of patients to hospice services are crucial for the quality of care near death. We investigated the quality of care in our Cancer Institute in very advanced metastatic colo

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The Challenge of Sustainability of High-Cost Oncological Drugs: A Budgeting Model in an Italian Cancer Center

Autor: Carla Masini, Davide Gallegati, Nicola Gentili, Ilaria Massa, Raffaella Ciucci, Mattia Altini

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 24; Pages: 13413
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 13413, p 13413 (2021)

In Italy, drug expenditure governance is achieved by setting caps based on the percentage increase in hospital spending compared to the previous year. This method is ineffective in identifying issues and opportunities as it does not consider an analy

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413413

Assessment of Cancer Care Costs in Disease-Specific Cancer Care Pathways

Autor: William Balzi, Davide Gallegati, Ilaria Massa, Mattia Altini, Laura Solinas, Nicola Gentili, Lauro Bucchi, Fabio Falcini

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 4765, p 4765 (2020)
Volume 17
Issue 13

In view of an efficient use of the Italian National Health Service-funded healthcare resources, a novel data-processing strategy combining information from multiple sources was developed in a regional cancer network of northern Italy. The goal was to

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134765

The challenge of sustainability in healthcare systems: Frequency and cost of inappropriate patterns of breast cancer care (the E.Pic.A study)

Autor: Davide Gallegati, Ilaria Massa, Dino Amadori, Costanza Burattini, Oriana Nanni, William Balzi, Andrea Pierini, Fabio Falcini, Nicola Gentili, Mattia Altini, Lauro Bucchi

Publikováno v: Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland). 34

Objectives In a context of decreasing economic health resources and a rise in health needs, it is urgent to face this sustainability crisis through the analysis of healthcare expenditures. Wastages, deriving from inappropriate interventions, erode re

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28558338

IntegoTM infusion system: cost effectiveness analysis focusing on dosimetry, sterility and management

Autor: Federica Matteucci, Laura Solinas, David Bianchini, Andrea Moretti, Davide Gallegati, Vincenzo D’Errico, Giovanni Paganelli, Caterina Donati, Valentina Turri, Mattia Altini

Publikováno v: The quarterly journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging : official publication of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine (AIMN) [and] the International Association of Radiopharmacology (IAR), [and] Section of the Society of.... 63(2)

Background Healthcare providers across Europe are facing an ever-growing demand in clinical PET referrals. Currently, it is estimated that the administration of the PET tracer accounts for approximately 40% of the unitary PET procedure reimbursement

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27387379