Influence of hospital context on cost and length of stay following cardiac catheterization

Nursing Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 246-252

  Hatler, Carol W ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750887739     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Aiken, L.H., & Patrician, P.A. (2000). Measuring organizational traits of hospitals: The revised nursing work index. Nursing Research, 49(3), 146-153.
2. Alter, D., Austin, P.C., Naylor, C.D., & Tu, J.V. (2002). Factoring socioeconomic status in cardiac performance profiling for hospitals: Does it matter? Medical Care, 40(1), 60-67.
3. Arford, P.H. (2005). Nurse-physician communication: An organizational accountability. Nursing Economic$, 23(2), 72-77.
4. Bastos, P.G., Knaus, W.A., Zimmerman, J.E., Magalhaes, A., Sun, X., & Wagner, D.P. (1996). The importance of technology for achieving superior outcomes from intensive care, Brazil APACHE III study group. Intensive Care Medicine, 22(7), 664-669.
5. Boehar, N., Davidson, C.J., Weigold, G., Goodreau, L., Benzuly, K.H., & Bonow, R.O. (2001). Predictors of long-term outcomes following direct percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarctions. American Journal of Cardiology, 88(10), 1103-1107.
6. Block, P.C., Peterson, E.C., Krone, R., Kesler, K., Hannan, E., O'Connor, G.T., et al. (1998). Identification of variables needed to risk adjust outcomes of coronary interventions: Evidence based guidelines for efficient data collection. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 32(1), 275-282.
7. Chaudhuri, K.R., Pal, S., Bridgman, K., & Trenkwalder, C. (2001). Achieving 24-hour control of Parkinson's disease symptoms: Use of objective measures to improve nocturnal disability. European Neurology, 46(Suppl. 1), 3-10.
8. Corser, W. (2004). Postdischarge outcome rates influenced by comorbidity and interdisciplinary collaboration. Outcomes Management, 8(1), 45-51.
9. Donabedian, A. (1969). Quality of care problems of measurement part II - some issues in evaluating the quality of nursing care. American Journal of Public Health, 59(10), 1833-1836.
10. Elixhauser, A., Klemsteine, K., Steiner, C., & Bierman, A. (2001). Procedures in U.S. hospitals: 1997. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
11. Fine, J.M., Fine, M.J., Galusha, D., Petrillo, M., & Meehan, T.P. (2002). Patient and hospital characteristics associated with recommended processes of care for elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia: Results from the Medicare quality indicator system pneumonia module. Archives of Internal Medicine, 162(7), 827-833.
12. Gittel, J.H., Fairfield, K.M., Bierbaum, B., Head, W., Jackson, R., Kelly, M., et al. (2000). Impact of relational coordination on quality of care, postoperative pain and functioning and length of stay: A nine-hospital study of surgical patients. Medical Care, 38(8), 807-819.
13. Holzemer, W.L., Jennings, B.M., Chambers, D.B., & Paul, S.M. (1988). Contextual regression analysis. Nursing Research, 13(1), 124-125.
14. Jennings, B., Staggers, N., & Brosch, L. (1999). A classification scheme for outcome indicators. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 31(4), 381-388.
15. Kuokkanen, L., & Leion-Kilpi, H. (2001). The qualities of an empowerment and the factors involved. Journal of Nursing Management, 9(5), 273-280.
16. Laschinger, H., & Wong, C. (1999). Staff nurse empowerment and collective accountability: Effect on perceived productivity and self-rated work effectiveness. Nursing Economic$, 17(6), 308-316.
17. Laschinger, H., Finegan, J., Shamian, J., & Wilk, P. (2001). Impact of structural and psychological empowerment on job strain in nursing work settings: Expanding Kanter's model. Journal of Nursing Administration, 31(5), 260-272.
18. Lichtig, L., Knauf, R., & Milholland, D.K. (1999). Some impacts of nursing on acute care hospital outcomes. Journal of Nursing Administration, 29(2), 25-33.
19. Majanian, R., Effken, J., & Kaerhle, P. (2000). Design and implementation of an outcomes management model. Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice, 4(1), 19-26.
20. Meehan, D.A., McRae, M.E., Rourke, D.A., Eisenring, C., & Imperial, I. (1995). Analgesic administration, pain intensity, and patient satisfaction in cardiac surgical patients. American Journal of Critical Care, 4(6), 435-442.
21. Mitchell, P.H., Ferketich, S., & Jennings, B.M. (1998). American Academy of Nursing expert panel on quality health care. Quality health outcomes model. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 30(1), 43-46.
22. Murphy, M.E., & Noetscher, C. (1999). Reducing hospital inpatient lengths of stay. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, Nov(Spec. No.), 40-54.
23. Needleman, J., Buerhaus, P.I., Stewart, M., Zelevinsky, K., & Mattke, S. (2006). Nurse staffing in hospitals: Is there a business case for quality? Health Affairs, 25(1), 204-211.
24. Ritchie, J.L., Maynard, C., Chapko, M.K., Every, N.R., & Martin, D.C. (1999). Association between percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty volumes and outcomes in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, 1993-1994. American Journal of Cardiology, 83(4), 493-497.
25. Shortell, S.M., Zimmerman, J.E., & Rousseau, D.M. (1994). The performance of intensive care units: Does good management make a difference? Medical Care, 32(5), 508-525.
26. Verran, J.A., Mark, B.A., & Lamb, G. (1992). Psychometric examination of instruments using aggregated data. Research in Nursing and Health, 15, 237-240.
27. Verran, J., Gerber, R., Milton, D., & Murdaugh, L. (1994). Differentiated group professional practice in nursing project: Pathfinder for patient care restructuring. In M. Parsons & L. Murdaugh (Eds.), Patient centered care: A model for restructuring (pp. 26-42). Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen.
28. Walls, S.E. (1992). Measuring control over nursing practice among hospital staff nurses. Unpublished Master's thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
29. Zwarenstein, M., & Bryant, W. (2005). Interventions to promote collaboration between nurses and doctors. Cochrane Library, 4. ID# CD000072.