A nurse manager recognizes that methods used to account for the cost of health care expenditure include which of the following?
a. Regression analysis, flowcharts, and relative value points
b. Patient classification systems, regression analysis, and flowcharts
c. Relative value units, regression analysis, and patient classification systems
d. Relative value points, process improvement, and quality management
C
The use of certain processes can help to simplify and standardize the cost of health care expenditures
such as the cost of nursing care. Some of these processes are relative value units (RVU), patient
classification systems (PCS), and regression analysis.
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