title: Nursing care models increase care quality while reducing costs.
abstract: Unique models of care delivery, such as the Nursing Care Partnership model for practice used at the Denver Nursing Project in Human Caring, have demonstrated a reduction in inpatient admissions, mean length of stay, and total charges. This descriptive study identified and described clients' (N = 75) perceptions of care and explored the cost-effectiveness of this model. Findings suggest nursing care partnerships play a key role in reducing healthcare costs by providing services in a more cost-efficient setting and by having an impact on client utilization of services. Savings in potential hospital costs were estimated at $1,590,384 for 1993.
authors.affiliation: Center of Nursing Research, University of Colorado School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Leenerts
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Neil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003120:Colorado; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D011788:Quality of Life