Does ACO Adoption Change the Health Workforce Configuration in US Hospitals?

Since Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) were first recognized in Medicare regulations in 2011, their numbers have been growing rapidly. Yet little is known about the way delivery systems adjusted to the change, and specifically about how those changes affect the health care workforce in hospitals. This report provides a descriptive analysis of workforce differences between…

The Impact of Nurse and Support Staff and Relative Contributions to Patient Satisfaction Outcomes: A Production Function Approach to Determining Optimal Staffing

Hospitals have increasingly relied on nurse assistants to support nurses in the provision of patient care, yet knowledge about their contributions to the patient experience in US hospitals is limited. Although registered nurses are more impactful, nurse assistants are the more underdeployed staffing category. Given their lower labor costs, further employment of nurse assistants may…

The Impact of Nurse and Support Staff and Relative Contributions to Patient Satisfaction Outcomes: A Production Function Approach to Determining Optimal Staffing

Hospitals have increasingly relied on nurse assistants to support nurses in the provision of patient care, yet knowledge about their contributions to the patient experience in US hospitals is limited. Although registered nurses are more impactful, nurse assistants are the more underdeployed staffing category. Given their lower labor costs, further employment of nurse assistants may…

Does ACO Adoption Change the Health Workforce Configuration in US Hospitals?

Since Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) were first recognized in Medicare regulations in 2011, their numbers have been growing rapidly. Yet little is known about the way delivery systems adjusted to the change, and specifically about how those changes affect the health care workforce in hospitals. This report provides a descriptive analysis of workforce differences between…

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