title: Documentation. A focus for cost savings.
abstract: Documentation typically is an area that can be streamlined, thereby saving nursing time and money. The authors' nursing division created a combination intervention record and nursing progress notes form for a 24-hour period. The results yielded a savings of 90 minutes of RN time in a 24-hours period, a 36% reduction in charting time, and an annual cost savings of $437,000.
authors.affiliation: Medical Cardiology Unit, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lucatorto
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Petras
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Drew
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zbuckvich
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009736:Nursing Process; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors