Staff Efficiency Trends Among Pediatric Hospices, 2002-2011.

Staff Efficiency Trends Among Pediatric Hospices, 2002-2011.

Cozad MJ; Lindley LC; Mixer SJ

PMCID: PMC5045247

Nursing Economic$

2016

Adolescent; California; Child; Child Preschool; Efficiency Organizational/statistics & Numerical Data; Female; Forecasting; Hospice Care/statistics & Numerical Data; Hospice Care/trends; Hospice Care/statistics & Numerical Data; Hospices/trends; Hospitals Pediatric/statistics & Numerical Data; Hospitals Pediatric; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Male; Personnel Staffing And Scheduling/statistics & Numerical Data; Personnel Staffing And Scheduling/trends; Workload/statistics & Numerical Data; Young Adult

This study provided the first examination of staff efficiency trends among pediatric hospices. Although pediatric staff efficiency demonstrated large variability from 2002 to 2011, the general trend in efficiency from 2003 to 2010. The decline in efficiency means, on average, pediatric hospices had higher operating expenses and used more capacity, but greater amounts of these greater outputs as measured by visits per patient. The study also highlights the crucial role pediatric hospice nurse managers play in developing effective workforce strategies that allow for responsive changes to workload fluctuations. Due to the associations between efficiency, regulation, and growth, nurse leaders' abilities to develop effective strategies are more imperative than ever to ensure quality end-of-life care for children and their families.

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