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Linking nursing care to medical diagnoses: heterogeneity of patient groups.
- Source :
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International journal of medical informatics [Int J Med Inform] 2005 Dec; Vol. 74 (11-12), pp. 926-36. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Aug 11. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Aim: The new budget system for Dutch hospitals makes use of patient groups that are highly homogeneous in terms of diagnosis and treatment combinations (diagnose behandeling combinaties (DBC)). These DBCs are the Dutch DRG variants. The DBC mainly concerns medical care; nursing care is almost regarded as a constant factor. In this study the DBC is linked to the nursing minimum data set for The Netherlands (NMDSN), to explore the degree of homogeneity in terms of nursing care for patient groups that are homogeneous in terms of the DBC.<br />Method: In nine Dutch hospitals, patient information was collected by means of the NMDSN. To answer the question, we performed a secondary data analysis on the NMDSN. First, groups were formed in terms of medical diagnoses as defined in the DBC. Next, explorative statistical analyses were used to form homogeneous groups in terms of nursing diagnoses. These groups were compared in terms of the nursing care interventions and in terms of medical diagnoses.<br />Finding: Some medical diagnoses seem to be homogeneous, others more heterogeneous in terms of nursing care.<br />Discussion and Conclusion: Limitations in the study design hinder a firm conclusion. However, the results discourage the use of the medical DBC for nursing care.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Netherlands epidemiology
Statistics as Topic
Diagnosis
Diagnosis-Related Groups statistics & numerical data
Nursing Care statistics & numerical data
Nursing Diagnosis statistics & numerical data
Nursing Informatics statistics & numerical data
Quality Assurance, Health Care methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1386-5056
- Volume :
- 74
- Issue :
- 11-12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of medical informatics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16099202
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.07.006