Evaluation of a nurse practitioner-led care management model in reducing inpatient drug utilization and cost

Nursing Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-168

  Chen, Chiayi ^a   McNeese Smith, Donna ^b   Cowan, Marie ^b   Upenieks, Valda ^b   Afifi, Abdelmonem ^c  

^a PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COST CONTROL; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68149084970     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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