REDUCED RESOURCE UTILIZATION THROUGH STANDARDIZED OUTCOME-FOUCSED CARE PLANS

被引:5
作者
ADAMS, CE [1 ]
BIGGERSTAFF, N [1 ]
机构
[1] FAMILY HOME CARE, SPOKANE, WA USA
来源
JOURNAL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION | 1995年 / 25卷 / 10期
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10.1097/00005110-199510000-00008
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
When evaluating ways to improve client outcomes, home healthcare administrators must consider the amount of resources used to provide the outcomes. Previous research has shown that outcome-focused care plans (OCPs) result in significantly better duality indicator scores than the traditional process-Focused care plans (PCPs). The authors report the amount of resources used by a home healthcare agency when nursing care was guided by PCPs versus OCPs. The results showed that nurse visit time was less when OCPs were used. Outcome-focused care plans offer home healthcare administrators a mechanism to enhance quality while reducing resource utilization.
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