Related Experiment Videos
Costing out nursing services based on acuity
H L Rosenbaum1, T M Willert, E A Kelly
1Bureau of Medical Services, Iowa Department of Human Services, Des Moines.
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|July 1, 1988
Abstract:
Since nursing is a personnel intensive, high-budget department, nursing managers have recognized the need to monitor costs and identify potential areas for change in order to decrease expenditures. An effective acuity system can be used to not only efficiently determine appropriate staffing, but also to estimate direct nursing costs under diagnosis related group (DRG) reimbursement. This article describes a method for using patient acuity to determine direct nursing care costs in a DRG.