title: Effect of Magnet hospital recognition on 2 patient outcomes.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore whether Magnet hospitals had better nursing-sensitive outcomes than non-Magnet hospitals. Eighty Magnet hospitals were identified in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases and matched with 80 non-Magnet hospitals on 12 hospital characteristics. Comparative analysis demonstrated no significant differences for risk-adjusted rates for pressure ulcers and failure to rescue. Future investigation should examine what clinical benefits might exist that distinguish Magnet from non-Magnet hospitals.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63104, USA. millsac@slu.edu
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Kathleen N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003406:Credentialing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing; D015995:Prevalence; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology