title: Increasing nursing hours without increasing nurses: a natural experiment at an academic medical center.
abstract: The compensation plans at many hospitals do not encourage nurses to provide the maximum number or hours at the lowest possible costs. The authors discuss a compensation method that increased nursing hours while decreasing nursing costs. This effort was achieved with the support of the overwhelming majority of the nursing staff.
authors.affiliation: School of Management, Graduate College of Union University, Schenectady, NY, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lambrinos
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: LaPosta
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009518:New York; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000639:trends*