Objective: To examine the benefits of a high-performance work environment (HPWE) for employees, patients, and hospitals.
Study Setting: Forty-five adult, medical-surgical units in nine hospitals in upstate New York.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Data Collection: Surveys were collected from 1,527 unit-based hospital providers (68.5 percent response rate). Hospitals provided unit turnover and patient data (16,459 discharge records and 2,920 patient surveys).
Principal Findings: HPWE, as perceived by multiple occupational groups on a unit, is significantly associated with desirable work processes, retention indicators, and care quality.
Conclusion: Our findings underscore the potential benefits for providers, patients, and health care organizations of designing work environments that value and support a broad range of employees as having essential contributions to make to the care process and their organizations.
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