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Measuring Critical Care Redesign: Impact on Satisfaction and Quality.
Nursing administration quarterly
  • Mae Ann Fuss, MSN, RN, CCRN, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Yvonne E Bryan, PhD, RN
  • Kim S Hitchings, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Mary Agnes Fox, MSN, RN, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Mary T. Kinneman, MSN, RN, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Stephanie Skumanich, PhD, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Mark J Young, MD, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1998
Abstract

This report describes restructuring on four critical care units at an acute, tertiary care hospital in South-east Pennsylvania. Utilizing a Patient Centered Care conceptual framework that had been successfully applied in the medical-surgical areas, restructuring involved three main areas: revamping of work processes, inclusive of redesigned staff roles; environmental and facility changes; and enhancement of telecommunication and information systems. Preliminary analyses six months post redesign revealed improvements and maintenance in four outcomes areas--satisfaction, quality and efficiency, and costs of care.

PubMedID
9856048.
Document Type
Article
Citation Information

Fuss, M. A., Bryan, Y. E., Hitchings, K. S., Fox, M. A., Kinneman, M. T., Skumanich, S., & Young, M. J. (1998). Measuring critical care redesign: impact on satisfaction and quality. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 23(1), 1-14.