title: Do we know how much the evidence-based intervention cost?
abstract: In this department, Dr Newhouse highlights hot topics in nursing outcomes, research, and evidence-based practice relevant to the nurse administrator. The goal is to discuss the practical implications for nurse leaders in diverse healthcare settings. Content includes evidence-based projects and decision making, locating measurement tools for quality improvement and safety projects, using outcome measures to evaluate quality, practice implications of administrative research, and exemplars of projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to organizational problems. In this article, the author discusses the importance of measuring evidence-based practice intervention costs, introduces common approaches to measuring cost, and interviews a healthcare economist, Dr Kevin Frick.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Robin P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Newhouse
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States