title: Cost-effective management of the hospital-based hospice program.
abstract: As hospital-based hospice programs proliferate across the country, most are under the leadership of a nurse administrator. Nurse administrators must be prepared to manage the many components that constitute the broad scope of this role. Cost-effective management is the greatest challenge. The author explores this management role, including a discussion of hospice-program reimbursement, hospital-based program advantages, options to increase staff productivity, management of drugs and durable medical equipment, inpatient admissions, volunteer services, and fund-raising. Cost-effective measures are explored throughout the discussion, along with a history and explanation of the hospice concept of care.
authors.affiliation: Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, TX.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004526:Efficiency; D005653:Fund Raising; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D010343:Patient Admission; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States; D014838:Volunteers