HOSPITAL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS' PERCEPTIONS OF PATIENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS UTILIZED TO COST OUT NURSING SERVICES.
Contributors: Louisiana State University Medical Ctr. In New Orleans, S. Of Nursing.
Published: 1995
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Health Sciences, Health Care Management.; Business Administration, Management.
Description: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe hospital chief financial officers' (CFOs) perceptions of patient classification systems (PCSs) to cost out nursing services. An exploratory and descriptive analysis using a qualitative and unstructured data method was used in answering the research questions related to the knowledge, experiences, and attitudes of CFOs. The study sample criteria included CFOs selected from general hospitals, located in three southern states and accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) with membership in the American Hospital Association (AHA). According to the AHA listing, there were 122 CFOs that met the criteria with at least one year of experience and the full responsibility for managing the finances for hospital operations. The CFOs were asked to complete an investigator constructed questionnaire and a demographic data sheet. A panel of ten experts established content validity of the instruments, and the financial experts pretested the instruments. The subjects' responses were analyzed using specific descriptive statistics. Narrative responses were grouped into categories and units of analysis reporting and describing the aggregate data. Understanding these perceptions provided valuable information and maximized the nurse executive's ability to cost out nursing services by utilizing the CFO's expertise. This bridge of communication affects and benefits both nursing and finance.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-08, Section: B, page: 4239.

Thesis (D.N.S.)--LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR. IN NEW ORLEANS, S. OF NURSING, 1995.

School code: 1053.