Title

The Importance And Challenge Of Paying For Quality Nursing Care

Keywords

Business case; Economics of nursing; Nursing intensity billing; Nursing intensity weights; Paying for performance; Quality nursing care; Staffing

Abstract

Historically, the economic value that nursing brings to the patient care process has not been recognized or quantified. Improving the quality of nursing care through work environment changes or increases in staffing is viewed by many as an added cost, but the benefits in terms of money saved through improved nursing satisfaction and patient outcomes are not considered. This article introduces nine articles that were originally presented at the Economics of Nursing Invitational Conference: Paying for Quality Nursing Care held at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey, June 13 and 14, 2007. Recommendations are to conduct research on the impact of policy and payment changes on the nursing workforce and quality of care and to correct the misalignment of socioeconomic and business case incentives for quality by payment systems and other changes. © 2008 Sage Publications.

Publication Date

5-1-2008

Publication Title

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volume

9

Issue

2

Number of Pages

68-72

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1527154408320046

Socpus ID

47649127620 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/47649127620

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