title: Nursing home costs and quality of care outcomes.
abstract: The relationship between cost and quality of care in nursing homes was examined using quality indicator measures of resident outcomes. While each individual quality measure makes only small contributions to costs, when considered across the facility, quality could have a substantial financial impact on the operations of the home.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Lanis L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: Marilyn J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rantz
authors.forename: Gregory F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Petroski
authors.forename: Dana B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mukamel
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008923:Missouri; D017059:Models, Econometric; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs