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A Proposal to Improve Nursing Fee Differentiation Policy for General Hospitals Using Profitability-Analysis in the National Health Insurance
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing ; : 351-360, 2012.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-200568
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this study was to propose optimal hospitalization fees for nurse staffing levels and to improve the current nursing fee policy.

METHODS:

A break-even analysis was used to evaluate the impact of a nursing fee policy on hospital's financial performance. Variables considered included the number of beds, bed occupancy rate, annual total patient days, hospitalization fees for nurse staffing levels, the initial annual nurses' salary, and the ratio of overhead costs to nursing labor costs. Data were collected as secondary data from annual reports of the Hospital Nursing Association and national health insurance.

RESULTS:

The hospitalization fees according to nurse staffing levels in general hospitals are required to sustain or decrease in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7, and increase in grades 5 and 6. It is suggested that the range between grade 2 and 3 be sustained at the current level, the range between grade 4 and 5 be widen or merged into one, and the range between grade 6 and 7 be divided into several grades.

CONCLUSION:

Readjusting hospitalization fees for nurse staffing level will improve nurse-patient ratio and enhance the quality of nursing care in hospitals. Follow-up studies including tertiary hospitals and small hospitals are recommended.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Ocupação de Leitos / Custos e Análise de Custo / Hospitais Gerais / Programas Nacionais de Saúde / Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente / Cuidados de Enfermagem / Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar Tipo de estudo: Avaliação Econômica em Saúde / Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Ocupação de Leitos / Custos e Análise de Custo / Hospitais Gerais / Programas Nacionais de Saúde / Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente / Cuidados de Enfermagem / Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar Tipo de estudo: Avaliação Econômica em Saúde / Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico Limite: Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Artigo