Challenges and Directions for Nursing in the Pay-for-Performance Movement

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-134

  Clarke, Sean P ^a   Raphael, Carol ^b   Disch, Joanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

nurse practice environments; nurse staffing; P4P; pay for performance; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 47649104886     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154408320419     Document Type: Article

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