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Healthcare Workforce Management White Papers

AMN Healthcare Leadership white paper features fresh research and analysis on the impact of the COVID crisis, including emphasis on growth, increasing importance of culture, and the need to focus on workforce retention.

At Avantas, our single focus helping healthcare organizations improve their workforce management. We do this through the implementation of advanced healthcare scheduling and productivity solutions and customized healthcare consulting strategies to ensure predictable and sustainable results.

2021 Environmental Scan

The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has reshaped the health care environment. The 2021 AHA Environmental Scan details data and trends  that have implications for the health care field for the coming year and beyond. The scan will help your staff, leaders and board strategize and plan for the future.
10 Healthcare Trends for 2020 Revisited

Infographic: 10 Healthcare Trends in 2020 Revisited

AMN Healthcare’s recently published 2020 Healthcare Trends Revisited report examines the impact the coronavirus crisis has had on the major trends we identified at the beginning of the year in our AMN Healthcare Leadership Intelligence Report.

10 Healthcare Trends in 2020 Revisited

AMN Healthcare Leadership white paper features fresh research and analysis on the impact of the COVID crisis, including emphasis on growth, increasing importance of culture, and the need to focus on workforce retention.
Avantas Covid-19 Recovery White Paper

Coming Back from Covid-19
A path to Recovering Revenue, Decreasing Costs, and Acquiring Talent

Emphasis on Growth, Increasing Importance of Culture, Need to Focus on Workforce Retention Headline Findings

The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 threw a punch at the economy, and at healthcare in particular, from which it will be challenging to recover.

Beyond the Float Pool

Sophisticated Strategies for a Complex Reality
To cost effectively meet patient demand with today's diversified and complex delivery networks, healthcare providers must have contingency staff strategies that go well beyond the idea of having a 'float pool.' This white paper explores emerging best-practice contingency staff layering as well as the right-sizing of core staff sources.

The Resource Management Center

Insights and Strategies for Centralized Staffing
Many healthcare organizations are adopting centralized approaches to managing labor to increase efficiencies. While this strategy has tremendous potential, many providers find themselves struggling to make it work. This white paper provides insight into the strategy and discusses six solutions to the most common pain points healthcare organizations encounter with this approach.

Understanding Turnover

A Study of Staffing and the Correlation to Turnover
Most organizations make decisions about nurse turnover and retention without a complete understanding of the causes. Avantas analyzed a number of staffing metrics from 38 hospitals across six health systems. For each metric we determined the average percentage of total hours per RN and identified at what point the metric played a factor in turnover.

Open Shift Management

Understanding Motivation is Key to Filling Open Shifts
This white paper presents the results of a study examining staff motivations in filling high-need nursing shifts and how a scheduling module of decreasing financial incentives as shift dates approach supports nurses' decisions.

Scheduling for Maximum Efficiency

A Comparison of 4, 6, & 8 Week Schedule Periods
Avantas conducted research of inpatient nursing units at more than 75 hospitals and tracked how various scheduling frequencies impacted two important financial factors: FTE leakage and incidental worked time. The white paper also looks at how the different schedule periods correlate to the frequency of core staff floating and schedule changes.

Managing Incidental Worked Time

Examining Causes and Exploring Solutions
Incidental worked time (IWT) refers to time a staff member is on the clock before or after a shift or during a scheduled meal break. While individual instances of IWT can seem innocuous, when rolled up to the hospital level, the expense can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. This white paper walks through the various causes of IWT and provides solutions to reduce it.

Scheduling Resiliency

Outcomes of Submitting Balanced Nurse Schedules
This white paper looks at three provider organizations, examining the difference between the fill rate at the time of schedule submission versus the actual fill rates the day of the shift. It examines the strategies and tactics each organization leveraged, including use of overtime, agency, float pools, and other strategies.

Read the latest from our Healthcare Working Smarter blog.

‘Tailored Solutions’ was the Theme Evident in Virtual Roundtable Sessions

Jackie Larson, President, Avantas Like so much else this year, our client roundtable went virtual. One of our favorite events we look forward to every year is our client retreat where we bring together leadership professionals from various health systems to have discussions about workforce management, connect with others, and learn and grow. With COVID-19…

Continuing to Facilitate Valuable Discussions with Healthcare Leaders via Virtual Roundtables

Jackie Larson, President, Avantas As a healthcare workforce management partner, we love nothing more than gathering with our clients to understand their pain points and talk through issues that are top of mind for them. One of our favorite events of the year is our client retreat, where leaders from hospitals and health systems across…

Easing Healthcare Staff Burnout through Staffing and Scheduling Policy

Jackie Larson, President, Avantas A health system’s greatest asset is its staff. Many hospitals and health systems across the country have been tested like they’ve never had before over the past several months. Healthcare providers have been forced to adapt to a new routine as the coronavirus continues to strain the industry. The impact on…

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