Which patient education strategies will pay off under prospective pricing?
As cost containment pressures mount under prospective pricing, patient education managers need to assure that appropriate educational strategies are implemented. This article reviews the evidence for nine educational strategies which demonstrate cost-saving potential under prospective pricing: pre-operative education, medication self-administration programs, outpatient education, discharge planning education, family education, peer educators, cooperative care units, early discharge programs and home health programs. Whenever possible, the diagnosis related groups (DRGs) to which these strategies apply are indicated. Finally, issues of patient education and quality of care are discussed.
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000191:economics*; D011357:Product Line Management; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012646:Self Administration; D012648:Self Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States