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Documentation. A focus for cost savings
M Lucatorto1, D M Petras, L A Drew
1Medical Cardiology Unit, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|March 1, 1991
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.