Achieve cost benefits with innovative care management

Nursing Management

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 35-43

  Quintero, Juan r ^a  

^a the Virginia Commonwealth Health System Telemetry Progressive Care Medicine Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE;

EID: 0036546917     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006247-200204000-00015     Document Type: Article

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