Nursing home costs and quality of care outcomes.
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.
Hicks
Lanis L
LL
School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA.
Rantz
Marilyn J
MJ
Petroski
Gregory F
GF
Mukamel
Dana B
DB
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
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs