Patient‑level nursing cost analysis and cost drivers in acute care: A retrospective longitudinal study
This study presents a feasible method for estimating patient-level nursing costs using existing datasets. The findings confirm that nursing costs are directly related to patient needs, providing a data-driven approach to assess nursing's value.
Authors
- Seo Yoon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1075-8061)
- Eileen G. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1302-7264)
- Andrew D. Boyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-9379)
- Lauretta Quinn
- Chang Gi Park
- Anthony Davila
- Sheryl L. Stogis
Institutions
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Outlook
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102684
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Global Korean Nursing Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences