What You Should Know:– Laudio and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership announced the release of the inaugural Quantifying Nurse Manager Impact report, which delivers insights into the impact of nurse managers on health system financial outcomes and key factors that can impede this impact.– Leveraging Laudio’s unique data set, the report provides first-of-its-kind data on the influence of leader-team member engagement on nurse retention – a pervasive and costly challenge for health systems nationwide.Right-Sizing Nurse Manager Workloads: Key to Financial Success and Staff Retention in HealthcareNurse managers play a critical role in any healthcare setting, leading clinical and operational functions that directly impact patient care. This report highlights the importance of ensuring nurse managers have the time, resources, and support they need to be effective. A key factor influencing their success is the span of control or the number of direct reports they oversee.The Burden of Large TeamsThe report analyzes data from the Laudio dataset, revealing a median span of control of 46 for nurse managers. However, a concerning 25% of inpatient managers oversee 78 or more staff members. Emergency departments (EDs) and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) have the highest average spans of control, placing a significant burden on managers in these critical areas.Assistant Nurse Managers: A Potential Solution:While 56% of nurse managers have at least one assistant nurse manager for support, only a small percentage fully utilize them to reduce their direct reports. This suggests a missed opportunity to optimize workloads.The Financial Impact of Span of ControlThe report highlights the financial benefits of right-sizing nurse manager workloads

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laudio and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership today announced the release of the inaugural Quantifying Nurse Manager Impact report, which delivers insights on the impact of nurse managers on health system financial outcomes and key factors that can impede this impact. Leveraging Laudio’s unique data set, the report provides first-of-its-kind data on the influence of leader-team member engagement on nurse retention – a pervasive and costly challenge for health systems nationwide. The analysis showed nurse managers who have consistent, purposeful interactions (e.g., check-ins, recognition) with their team members have statistically significant lower registered nurse (RN) turnover. In a team with average turnover, one purposeful interaction per month per RN drives a seven-percentage point improvement in the team’s overall annual RN turnover rate. The report also evaluates key factors influencing a nurse manager’s capacity for meaningful team engagement, such as span of control, which ultimately hinder the health system’s financial outcomes. The analysis shows a median span of control of 46 people for inpatient nurse managers, with those in the top quartile overseeing 78 people or more

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laudio, an innovator in frontline leader solutions that drive efficiency and engagement for health systems, today announced a system-wide expansion with Northwell Health, New York State’s largest healthcare provider. The expansion follows Northwell Health’s successful initial implementation of Laudio’s AI-enhanced platform for frontline leaders at the Peconic Bay Medical Center last year. The Laudio platform is a first-of-its-kind solution for streamlining frontline leaders’ work and operationalizing leadership best practices. Northwell Health deployed it to augment ongoing efforts to bolster its frontline leaders and enhance employee engagement. Peconic Bay Medical Center’s frontline leaders were highly receptive to the new solution, with strong adoption from the start. The positive impact on their teams soon followed: nurse retention rose across the board, with the strongest Laudio users increasing their year-over-year RN retention rates by 10 points on average