Evaluating the effect of the new incentive system for high-risk pressure ulcer patients on wound healing and cost-effectiveness: A cohort study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-286

  Sanada, Hiromi ^a   Nakagami, Gojiro ^a   Mizokami, Yuko ^b   Minami, Yukiko ^b   Yamamoto, Aya ^b   Oe, Makoto ^a   Kaitani, Toshiko ^a   Iizaka, Shinji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Japanese Association of Enterostomal Therapy Nurses/Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Health insurance; Staffing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DECUBITUS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEDS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 76249122633     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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