Concept for Planning the Nurse-Patient Ratio and Nursing Fee Payment Linkage System

This article describes the current situation in Taiwan with regard to the nurse-patient ratio and nursing fee payments, reviews the related policies and results in developed countries, and then proposes a plan for improving the domestic situation. Direct relationships exist between patient nursing q...

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Published inHu li za zhi Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 17 - 24
Main Authors Lu, Meei-Shiow, Tseng, Hsiu-Yi, Liang, Shu-Yuan, Lin, Chiou-Fen
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published 01.02.2017
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Nursing
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Summary:This article describes the current situation in Taiwan with regard to the nurse-patient ratio and nursing fee payments, reviews the related policies and results in developed countries, and then proposes a plan for improving the domestic situation. Direct relationships exist between patient nursing quality and patient safety and the nurse-patient ratio as well as between nursing fee payments and the nurse-patient ratio. Therefore, in order to enhance the quality and safety of nursing care, it will be necessary to develop and institute a payment linkage system that links nursing fee payments to the nurse-patient ratio. This process requires public consensus and planning in order to institute an equitable and effective payment linkage system in the future.
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ISSN:0047-262X
DOI:10.6224/JN.64.1.17