Exploring the workload balance effects of including continuity-based factors in nurse-patient assignments

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dc.contributor.authorJiang, Haoqiang
dc.contributor.authorLi, Juanjuan
dc.contributor.authorVanderMeer, Debra
dc.contributor.editorParsons, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.editorTuunanen, Tuure
dc.contributor.editorVenable, John R.
dc.contributor.editorHelfert, Markus
dc.contributor.editorDonnellan, Brian
dc.contributor.editorKenneally, Jim
dc.contributor.funderNational University of Ireland, Maynoothen
dc.contributor.funderClaremont Graduate University, United Statesen
dc.contributor.funderMemorial University of Newfoundland, Canadaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-16T09:24:20Z
dc.date.available2016-05-16T09:24:20Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.description.abstractWorkload balance in nurse-patient assignments is important for ensuring quality in patient care. Unbalanced workloads can lead to high levels of nursing stress, medical errors, lower-quality outcomes, and higher costs. Studies have pro-posed assignment strategies based on patient acuity, location, and characteristics of specialized units. These methods do not address the part of workload associated with continuity in care coordination, and the potential benefits associated with continuity-based assignments. We present the results of a pilot simulation study comparing an acuity-oriented method to a continuity-based approach, using acuity as a measure of workload. Our results suggest that a purely continuity-based approach can result in skewed workloads when measured by patient acuity. In future work, we plan to consider hybrid methods, which may be able to provide the benefits of both continuity and acuity based methods.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationJiang, H., Li, J. & Vandermeer, D. 2016. Exploring the workload balance effects of including continuity-based factors in nurse-patient assignments. In: Parsons, J., Tuunanen, T., Venable, J. R., Helfert, M., Donnellan, B., & Kenneally, J. (eds.) Breakthroughs and Emerging Insights from Ongoing Design Science Projects: Research-in-progress papers and poster presentations from the 11th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST) 2016. St. John, Canada, 23-25 May. pp. 9-16en
dc.identifier.endpage16en
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-906642-85-3
dc.identifier.startpage9en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2561
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDESRIST 2016en
dc.relation.ispartofBreakthroughs and Emerging Insights from Ongoing Design Science Projects: Research-in-progress papers and poster presentations from the 11th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST) 2016. St. John, Canada, 23-25 May
dc.relation.urihttps://desrist2016.wordpress.com/
dc.rights©2016, The Author(s).en
dc.subjectNurse-patient assignmenten
dc.subjectBalanced workloaden
dc.subjectAcuity-based assignmenten
dc.subjectContinuity-based assignmenten
dc.titleExploring the workload balance effects of including continuity-based factors in nurse-patient assignmentsen
dc.typeConference itemen
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