Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2674225 Nurse Leader 2013 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

If you engage any group of executive nurse leaders in a conversation about today's healthcare system, they are likely to tell you that it is the most challenging environment that they have experienced in their careers. The business of caring has become exceedingly complex. During the past decade, the cost of care in the United States has skyrocketed to an average cost of over $8,000 per year per person. Left unchecked, we could spend over $13,000 per person by 2018.1 It is not surprising that the recent debates on healthcare reform have focused on how costs can be reduced. Payment incentives are quickly moving away from volume-based incentives toward a greater focus on value of services and health outcomes, including fewer hospitalizations.2

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