title: A cost allocation model for hospice.
abstract: Increasingly, nurses are becoming involved in the financial aspects of healthcare delivery to determine cost-effectiveness of nursing product lines. A model allocating costs for 15 service components was developed using data from 52 patients receiving Medicare hospice benefits in a home care environment. The model may be adapted for any service line with multiple components and providers to allocate patient care costs.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Bischoff
mesh_terms: D003361:Cost Allocation; D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States