Hospital nurse productivity enhancement

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 39-47

  Eastaugh, Steven M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost control; Hospital productivity; Incentive pay; Nurse extender; Nursing; Productivity; Service delivery; Staffing patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY; WORKING TIME;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, PRACTICAL; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL DELEGATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRIMARY NURSING CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34248584394     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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