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A workforce management strategy that builds organizational resiliency. Case study: Sanford Health
Technology used wisely can help balance staff and patient needs. Takeaways: Workforce management infrastructure should be built on the foundation…
Brought to you by NDNQI: Data that do good
Thanks to the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, hospitals and nurses are capturing and converting into data what nurses actually do and how their actions affect patient care.
Digital dashboards and staffing
Many healthcare organizations use digital “dashboards” to provide employees with real-time data collected from various sources, helping to guide decisions and improve the quality of care. Increasingly, dashboards also are being used to support effective staffing decisions.
Future forward: I am data
It’s always exciting to see nursing and nursing practice on the national stage at events like the ANA 2015 Quality…
In God we trust. All others – show me the data.
Ms. Patton makes it perfectly clear why she loves and believes in ANA’s National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.
Issues up close
What’s your health risk? Find out with ANA’s new online assessment tools.
Leveraging size while remaining nimble with a workforce management strategy. Case Study: Advocate Aurora Health
Having a staffing vision promotes optimal response to patient surges. Takeaways: Shared governance and an infrastructure to support collaboration between…
No peeking allowed
Electronic health records give healthcare providers faster, more efficient access to patient information. Experts hope to make the data less vulnerable to security breaches.
Using data in nursing practice
Data and care quality go hand in hand. Nurses, as the largest group of healthcare professionals, are key to quality…
Workforce management strategies in times of uncertainty
Rely on data, technology, policies and processes, people, and patient-centered staffing. Takeaways: A data-driven workforce strategy can reduce chaos when…
