title: Magnet demographic data: creating a system to streamline the process.
abstract: The benefits of Magnet status are well documented. However, the challenges of completing the Magnet application can overextend an organization's data collection processes and systems. The authors discuss the driving forces behind development of Step One, a cost-effective on-line system alternative to manual demographic data collection. The article presents an overview of staff's role in system development and rollout and describes improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and satisfaction from data collection to final American Nurse Credentialing Center report generation.
authors.affiliation: Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jasovsky
authors.forename: Lois M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Dornan
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geisler
authors.forename: Peg
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kleber
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D003710:Demography; D006801:Humans; D009515:New Jersey; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000379:methods*