When Agency Fails: An Analysis of the Association Between Hospital Agency Staffing and Quality Outcomes.

Bradley M Beauvais Rohit PradhanZo RamamonjiariveloMichael MileskiRamalingam Shanmugam

Published in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2024)

Our results indicated that the increased use of agency labor may have a significant negative influence on quality outcomes at the hospital level. Our findings support the premise that interventions that promote full-time staffing may be more supportive of the quality of care delivered as well as patients' perceptions of care.

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