Publications

Experienced Nurse Retention Strategies: What Can Be Learned From Top-Performing Organizations

November 2010

Researchers from The Lewin Group contributed to this article, available on the JNA website. Click to view abstract (Requires subscription to access full article.)

doi: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181f88fd3
Experienced Nurse Retention Strategies: What Can Be Learned From Top-Performing Organizations
by: Hirschkorn, Colleen A. MPA, RN; West, Terry B. MBA; Hill, Karen S. DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE; Cleary, Brenda L. PhD, RN, FAAN; Hewlett, Peggy O. PhD, RN, FAAN

 

Client Area: Hospitals, Health Systems, and Providers
Expertise Area: Health Professionals Workforce

A Comparative Study of Severity, Quality of Care, and Community Impact at MedCath Heart Hospitals: Executive Summary

September 2006

For MedCath, Inc., The Lewin Group prepared a report to determine how cardiac care services provided in MedCath heart hospitals compare on measures of patient severity, quality and community impact to cardiac services provided in peer community hospitals across the country that perform open-heart surgery. The Lewin Group has also conducted similar studies in 2002, 2003 and 2004. An executive summary of each study is posted on the MedCath website.

Client Area: Hospitals, Health Systems, and Providers

An Assessment of Options for the Board of Trustees of Boone County Hospital

July 2006

The Boone County Hospital is operated under a lease agreement between the Board of Trustees and BJC Healthcare. The Trustees retained The Lewin Group to provide an independent assessment of the lease agreement and to identify and analyze options for consideration regarding the future of the agreement. The Lewin Group's assessment was based on two key questions: Does Boone Hospital Center need to be leased? and Is the current lease fair to the Trustees and the County?

Client Area: Hospitals, Health Systems, and Providers