Emergency Department Patient Classification System

Very little has been reported about costing out nursing services in emergency departments. In this study, an emergency care unit (ECU) worked with consultants to adapt the hospital patient classification system to provide more accurate ECU service charges for nursing care.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nursing management 1995-10, Vol.26 (10), p.34-38
Main Author: MACNAUGHTON, NEIL
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Classification
Direct Service Costs
Documentation
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital - economics
Emergency services
Fees & charges
Fees and Charges
Hospitals
Humans
Inpatients - classification
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing administration
Nursing care
Nursing Service, Hospital - economics
Outsourcing
Patients
Standard deviation
Statistical data
Validity
Workforce planning
Workloads
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Summary:Very little has been reported about costing out nursing services in emergency departments. In this study, an emergency care unit (ECU) worked with consultants to adapt the hospital patient classification system to provide more accurate ECU service charges for nursing care.
ISSN:0744-6314
1538-8670
DOI:10.1097/00006247-199510000-00007