title: Quality wound care equals cost-effective wound care: a clinical model.
abstract: The cost of wound care frequently is defined as the cost of materials and labor, ignoring the effect of both variables on outcome. As a result, money-saving measures actually may increase cost while reducing the quality of care. Definitions and tools to enable professionals to understand, evaluate, and compare the cost-effectiveness of wound care practices and treatment modalities are given.
authors.affiliation: Cross Country Healthcare, New York, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Bolton
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van Rijswijk
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Shaffer
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing