Khoshnood B, Lee K S, Corpuz M, Koetting M, Hsieh H I, Kim B I
Wyler Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1996 Winter;12(1):62-71. doi: 10.1017/s0266462300009399.
New models for determining the cost of care and length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were developed using financial and clinical data from 588 admissions to our NICU. The model for determining costs explained 71% of the variability in total hospital costs. Models such as the ones developed in this study can be used to compare costs in different institutions, determine temporal trends in costs, and examine the financial impact of using new technologies. Such models can also be useful components of a rational prospective pricing system for the NICU.
利用我们新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）588例入院病例的财务和临床数据，开发了用于确定新生儿重症监护病房护理成本和住院时间的新模型。确定成本的模型解释了医院总成本变异性的71%。本研究中开发的这类模型可用于比较不同机构的成本、确定成本的时间趋势，以及研究使用新技术的财务影响。此类模型也可以成为新生儿重症监护病房合理的前瞻性定价系统的有用组成部分。
