title: Implementing a centralized nurse-sensitive indicator management initiative in a community hospital.
abstract: Nurse-sensitive indicator (NSI) performance is important for Magnet Designation and has financial reimbursement implications for health care organizations. In this article, we describe a centralized NSI management initiative to facilitate analysis and response to NSI performance measures. The initiative resulted in a 100% increase in performance improvement activity and a 4% increase in overall NSI performance. These outcomes support organizational efforts to optimize reimbursement and achieve Magnet designation.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Administration, Holland Hospital, Holland, Michigan 49424, USA. denisb@hollandhospital.org
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: Joyce K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Keithley
mesh_terms: D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*