Clinical Care Costing Method for the Clinical Care Classification System™

PURPOSE: To provide a means for calculating the cost of nursing care using the Clinical Care Classification System (CCCS). DATA SOURCES: Three CCCS indicators of care components, actions, and outcomes in conjunction with Clinical Care Pathways (CCPs). DATA SYNTHESIS: The cost of patient care is based on the type of action time multiplied by care components and nursing costs. CONCLUSIONS: The CCCM for the CCCS makes it possible to measure and cost out clinical practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The CCCM may be used with CCPs in the electronic patient medical record. The CCPs make it easy to track the clinical nursing care across time, settings, population groups, and geographical locations. Collected data may be used many times, allowing for improved documentation, analysis, and costing out of care.     

医院集中式空调通风系统分区设计与控制院内感染的效应

医院中各种感染源与易感人群同时存在,极易发生医院感染,其中经空气导致的医院感染容易被忽视。分散于空气中的气溶胶与微生物以及运动的微粒是重要的感染传播媒介,而医院集中式空调的通风系统是医院环境中微粒最主要的来源,故此类型通风系统已成为经空气传播医院感染(并非只是呼吸道传染病)的重要传播途径。基于此,认为医院不应设置统一集中的中央空调通风系统,并依据流行病控制原则提出医院空调通风系统“分区”设计,即将医院内的污染区、清洁区、普通区的空调通风系统分别设置,区内根据实际工作需要增设必要的空气过滤设备,以有效控制经空气传播的医院感染发生。