title: The cost-effectiveness of a patient-sitter program in an acute care hospital: a test of the impact of sitters on the incidence of falls and patient satisfaction.
abstract: This article analyzes the costs and benefits of a patient-sitter program in relation to patient falls and patient satisfaction. During these days of intense budgetary scrutiny, it is necessary to integrate methods of cost/benefit analysis into our loss prevention management programs, whether physical loss or loss patient base due to dissatisfied patients. This article presents the research we have conducted to analyze costs and benefits of our patient-sitter program in relation to patient falls and patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Risk Management, St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wagers
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007196:Indiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017751:Safety Management / Q000191:economics*