Patient outcomes and cost savings associated with hospital safe nurse staffing legislation: an observational study

ObjectiveTo evaluate variation in Illinois hospital nurse staffing ratios and to determine whether higher nurse workloads are associated with mortality and length of stay for patients, and cost outcomes for hospitals.DesignCross-sectional analysis of multiple data sources including a 2020 survey of...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 11; no. 12; p. e052899
Main Authors:	Lasater, Karen B, Aiken, Linda H, Sloane, Douglas, French, Rachel, Martin, Brendan, Alexander, Maryann, McHugh, Matthew D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 08.12.2021 BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group
Series:	Original research
Subjects:	Aged Clinical outcomes Cost control Cost Savings Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection health & safety health policy health services administration & management Hospitals Humans Legislation Length of stay Medicare Mortality Nurses Nursing Nursing Staff, Hospital Observational studies organisation of health services Patients Personnel Staffing and Scheduling quality in health care Quality of Health Care Ratios Response rates Sepsis United States Workforce Workforce planning Workloads United States New York California United States > US Illinois health policy organisation of health services quality in health care health & safety health services administration & management
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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