Model input

Value

Data Source

PEACH*

Probability of a home death

0.9487

LHDs (Table 3)

Probability of an inpatient death

0.0513

LHDs (Table 3)

People who died at home

Length of inpatient stay (days), mean

0

LHDs (Table 3)

Average cost of an inpatient stay

$0

LHDs (Table 3) NHCDC Round 18

Average cost of an ED visit

$0

LHDs (Table 3) NHCDC Round 18

Proportion with an inpatient stay

0%

LHDs (Table 3)

People who died in hospital

Length of inpatient stay (days), mean#

5.97

LHDs (Table 3)

Average cost of an inpatient stay#

$9826

LHDs (Table 3) NHCDC Round 18

Average cost of an ED visit

$0

LHDs (Table 3) NHCDC Round 18

Proportion with an inpatient stay

100%

Assumption

Cost of a PEACH package (including administration)

$3493

PEACH Program, CIBU

Usual care*

Probability of a home death

0.49

AIHW Palliative Care Services in Australia 20149

Probability of an inpatient death

0.51

AIHW Palliative Care Services in Australia 20149

People who died at home

Length of inpatient stay (days), mean

6.90

LHDs (Table 3)

Average cost of an inpatient stay

$12,689^

NHCDC Round 18

Proportion with an inpatient stay

30%

LHDs (Table 3)

Proportion with an ED visit

3%

LHDs (Table 3)

Average cost of an ED visit

$557

LHDs (Table 3) NHCDC Round 18

People who died in hospital

Length of inpatient stay (days), mean

5.97

LHDs (Table 3)

Average cost of an inpatient stay

$9826

LHDs (Table 3) NHCDC Round 18

Proportion with an inpatient stay

100%

LHDs (Table 3)

Proportion with an ED visit

28%

LHDs (Table 3)

Average cost of an ED visit

$906

LHDs (Table 3) NHCDC Round 18