Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #165FY0001 The Impact of RN Staffing Levels on Patient Outcomes in Florida Hospitals
Requester:		Mary Lou Brunell			Organization:		Florida Nurses Association
Project Title:		The Impact of RN Staffing Levels on Patient Outcomes in Florida Hospitals			Date Submitted:		01/25/2001 6:24:14 PM
Sponsors:		Sandra Murman
Statewide Interest:		Provide reliable data to determine appropriate RN Staffing to provide cost effective care.
Recipient:		Florida Nurses Foundation			Contact:		Mary Lou Brunell
		1235 East Concord Street			Contact Phone:		(407) 896-3261
		Orlando 32803
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
A 1997 AHCAA report to the Florida Legislature concluded that hospitals will ?continue to face cost containment pressure in the coming years? and that the impact of nurse staffing on the quality of care ?is expected to remain and ongoing issue?. In order to better understand the impact of RN staffing on patient outcomes in acute care, this research study will collect and analyze data on the relationship between the number and type of staff providing direct care to patients in Florida hospitals and the outcomes of that care. The goal is to create an interactive state-wide database that will be available to all Florida hospitals. Use of this database will enable hospitals to compare their staffing levels and patient outcomes of that care. The database will also provide nurse executives with the information needed to evaluate the real impact of current staffing levels, and any changes made in these levels, on patient outcomes.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The goal is to create an interactive state-wide database that will be available to all Florida hospitals. Use of this database will enable hospitals to compare their staffing levels and patient outcomes of that care. The database will also provide nurse executives with the information needed to evaluate the real impact of current staffing levels, and any changes made in these levels, on patient outcomes.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
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Total cost of the project:			$1,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Private
	Total Cash Amount:		$500,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$300,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Various AHCA assessments on nursing shortages.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Unknown