DRGs, variable pricing, and budgeting for nursing services.
This article focuses on the cost impact of patient acuity on DRGs. The traditional method of routine charges for nursing services is compared with the development of a variable charge structure based on patient classification. Examples of each method are given. The authors also analyze a charge structure based upon patient care requirements and apply the budgeting process to the cost determination of nursing services.
D002017:Budgets; D003361:Cost Allocation / Q000379:methods; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006801:Humans; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits