Application of clinical pathway in the management of single disease cost
- VernacularTitle:临床路径在单病种费用包干管理中的应用
- Author:
Dongmei JIANG
;
Pinglan JIANG
;
Lingli YU
;
Juan LAI
;
Yaping LI
;
Lili TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Clinical pathway;
Single disease;
Disease cost
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(14):4-6
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the application of clinical pathway in the management of single disease cost. Methods Inpatients with breast cancer from June 2006 to June 2007 were divided into the test group and the control group according to different payment models.Patients in the test group had medical insurance while patients in the control group did not.The general data in the two groups had no statistical difference.The test group were given nursing intervention by clinical pathway while the control group received routine nursing measures. Results The mean inhospital days,mean days waiting for operations and mean inhospital expenses in the test group were shorter or lower than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).The mastering degree of health knowledge and the satisfaction degree of patients in the test group were higher than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05). Conclusions The application of chnical pathway in the single disease cost patients with medical insurance could effectively control the medical expenses and guarantee the quality.So we consider that the application of clinical pathway in single disease cost is applicable.
