title: Care mapping: measuring clinical and financial outcomes.
abstract: A medical center's nursing units were asked to develop care maps for s elected DRGs, with the goal of improving the level of patient care, reducing cost, and curtailing length of stay. However, none of the efforts provided a tangible way to measure the results. After a comprehensive study effort, the medical team decided that the missing element was better management of the emotional aspects of care.
authors.affiliation: Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA, USA.
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Vrooman
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014903:West Virginia