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International Journal of Practical Nursing 13(2):p 55-59, May-August 2025. | DOI: 10.21088.ijpn.2347.7083.13225.3
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KPI: A Performance Improvement Tool
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International Journal of Practical Nursing 13(2):p 55-59, May-August 2025. | DOI: 10.21088.ijpn.2347.7083.13225.3
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Anvikar A. KPI: A Performance Improvement Tool. Int J Practical Nurs. 2025;13(2):55-59.Timeline
Received : April 15, 2025
Accepted : June 04, 2025
Published : August 30, 2025
Abstract
KPI as a reliable tool for evaluating the improvement in performance in an organisation. It provides valuable data to assess the growth of the organisation. KPI can be made & maintained at the organisation, department or individual level. KPI & its components to be well defined & targets or benchmarks are to be changed from time to time. Various KPI’s to be followed across clinical settings are Nurse-patient ratio for ICUs and WARDS, Incidence of hospital-associated pressure ulcers after admission, Re-intubation rate in ICU, Return to ICU within 48 hours etc. KPI must follow the SMART principle to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic& on time. Organisations must make a process flow for data collection & evaluation of data. Specific people should be designated towards collecting data & its analysis. Data of the KPI to be discussed in the top levels meetings & positive discussion should happen on the data. Result of the meeting to be disseminated among all regarding policy revision or regarding new policy across the organisation. Hence through KPI one can bring overall development & progress in various areas.
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Anvikar A. KPI: A Performance Improvement Tool. Int J Practical Nurs. 2025;13(2):55-59.
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DOI: 10.21088.ijpn.2347.7083.13225.3
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| Received | April 15, 2025 |
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| Published | August 30, 2025 |
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