Cost analysis of prenatal care using the activity-based costing model: a pilot study |
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Authors: | Gesse T Golembeski S Potter J |
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Affiliation: | T heresa G esse is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. |
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Abstract: | The cost of prenatal care in a private nurse-midwifery practice was examined using the activity-based costing system. Findings suggest that the activities of the nurse-midwife (the health care provider) constitute the major cost driver of this practice and that the model of care and associated, time-related activities influence the cost. This pilot study information will be used in the development of a comparative study of prenatal care, client education, and self care. |
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Keywords: | cost prenatal care nurse-midwifery |
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