Costing nursing services using RVUs.
Keeping track of nursing resources consumed by each hospital inpatient does not have to be a cumbersome process. The authors present an inexpensive, straightforward approach to generate management information on nursing acuity by DRG, payor, hospital service, or physician.
D000407:Alabama; D002648:Child; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005249:Fees and Charges; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification; D013997:Time Factors