title: Cost reductions. Part 1: An operations improvement process.
abstract: Today's nursing leaders are commonly expected to reduce labor costs. This two-part series provides a framework for achieving significant cost reductions in the nursing labor budget. Part One describes a process that has been used to identify and implement cost savings in varied hospital settings. Part Two will address organizational culture issues that can hamper or support cost savings.
authors: S F
authors: SF
authors: Hollander
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Smith
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Barron
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D009874:Operations Research; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*