Treatment of breast cancer patients from a public healthcare system in a private center: costs of care for a pilot public-private partnership in oncology

Treatment of breast cancer patients from a public healthcare system in a private center: costs of care for a pilot public-private partnership in oncology

OBJECTIVE: To describe the flow and costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with breast cancer who come from the public healthcare system and were treated at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. METHODS: Between August 2009, and December 2011, 51 patients referred by the Unified...

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Main Authors: Rafael Aliosha Kaliks, Lucíola de Barros Pontes, Cinthia Leite Frizzera Borges Bognar, Kelly Cristine Carvalho Santos, Sílvio Eduardo Bromberg, Paulo Gustavo Tenório do Amaral, Theodora Karnakis, Michael Chen, Cláudia Toledo de Andrade, Joacira Dantas, Daísa de Mesquita Escobosa, Auro Del Giglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
breast neoplasms
public-private partnership
healthcare costs
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