A Pragmatic Approach to Measuring and Evaluating Hospital Restructuring Efforts.

Authors

Mary T. Kinneman MSN,RN, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Yvonne E. Bryan PhD, RNFollow
Mary Agnes Fox MSN, RN, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Mark J. Young MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

7-1-1997

Abstract

Organizations have expended enormous resources to restructure care delivery Despite the growing literature describing these organizational innovations there is a paucity of credible data that reflects systematic measurement and evaluation of such changes. This report not only describes a comprehensive research based restructuring effort in a 720 bed acute care hospital, but it also describes an outcomes evaluation strategy and associated findings that may serve as a model and a guide for other healthcare institutions.

Volume

27

Issue

7-8

First Page

33

Last Page

41

ISSN

0002-0443

Published In/Presented At

Kinneman, M. T., Hitchings, K. S., Bryan, Y. E., Fox, M. A., & Young, M. J. (1997). A pragmatic approach to measuring and evaluating hospital restructuring efforts. The Journal Of Nursing Administration, 27(7-8), 33-41.

Disciplines

Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

9267388

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Faculty, Patient Care Services / Nursing, Patient Care Services / Nursing Faculty

Document Type

Article