Case Study
Multi - team Approach to Reduce 1:1 Staffing
©2013 THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY • 26876 Performance Technology www.advisory.com/Technology/ For more information, contact us at: 1 About the Organization • 415-bed teaching hospital located in Boston, MA • Nursing Compass member since 2007 Challenge • As of May 2010, Tufts averaged 18 patient sitters/day • FY 2010 H1 Sitter costs approx. $307k across the organization • Arbitrary use of Sitters across units and RN staff S