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Temple Health Invests in Transformative Avantas Technology to Enhance Workforce Satisfaction and Efficiency

09/14/2020News

Sept. 14, 2020 – A new partnership between Temple Health and Avantas provides transformative technology and expertise that will optimize work-life balance for healthcare professionals while improving quality of patient care and operational efficiency for the healthcare system. Temple Health, a 1,020-bed Philadelphia-based academic health system, is making a significant investment for its front-line clinical…

Four Staffing Strategies to Implement

03/10/2020Blog, Newscentralized resource management, contingency staff, core staff, nursing shortage, The Staffing Stream, variable staffing model

March 10, 2020 – Talent acquisition and retention goes through peaks and valleys. The reality is that the job climate has changed a lot in the past 50 years. With unemployment rates at historic lows, organizations are pulling out all the stops to deploy staffing strategies to bring in workers and keep them there. Many…

Are Algorithms Making Employees Lives Better or Worse

01/21/2020NewsAI, predictive analytics, predictive modeling

January 21, 2020 – Remember when video killed the radio star? Now it seems algorithms have it out for the human experience, or at least that’s what some people fear. Algorithms and machine learning are embedded into seemingly everything these days. Social media feeds? Of course. Retailers can use algorithms to determine the optimal price of…

Why Managers Should be Leading with Empathy

11/01/2019Newschange management, culture

November 1, 2019 – No matter the industry, staffing and scheduling can be a point of contention for both managers and staff. Without the assistance of any tools, scheduling staff takes a lot of time and guesswork, and can leave staff dissatisfied if they perceive it to be unfair. Staffing and scheduling can benefit immensely…

The Power of Formal Policy: Employees Want Autonomy – and Autonomy Requires Structure

10/02/2019Newschange management, culture, Recruiter.com

October 2, 2019 – Talent is a company’s most valuable resource, and losing high-performing employees can really take a toll on a company’s bottom line. But the time, money, and manpower organizations put into making sure their employees are engaged enough to stay can be just as costly. Employee engagement is a complex issue. Many different factors…

What New Leaders Need to Know about Workforce Optimization

08/22/2019Newsanalytics, change management, The Staffing Stream

August 22, 2019 – If an individual’s career trajectory is aimed at a leadership position, the transition to a leadership role demands a shift in priorities. As well as being an expert in their chosen profession, a leader also needs to be fluent in workforce operations. Optimizing a workforce while hitting budget targets is a…

How to Grow Your Workforce Through Staff Optimization

07/26/2019Newsanalytics, floating, Nurse Leader, nursing shortage, open shift management, University of Kansas Hospital

July 26, 2019 – Recent statistics reveal that the demand for registered nurses continues to grow. The time to address nurse staffing concerns is now. Data analytics in nurse staffing and scheduling is a beneficial, yet largely overlooked, area. Incorporating modern modeling techniques and machine learning methodologies to forecast staffing needs, predictive analytics identifies demand…

Healthcare Executives See Value in Predictive Analytics

07/26/2019Newsanalytics, business intelligence, HR Technologist, predictive analytics

July 26, 2019 – Are predictive analytics all they’re hyped up to be? For healthcare executives, they’re a critical solution to the skills shortage our industry is facing. Patient care could suffer unless hospitals adopt automated workforce management tools for scheduling and staffing. Predictive analytics and data science have made a big splash in healthcare….

Losing Employees to Burnout? Here’s How to Fix It

07/09/2019Newsanalytics, culture, nursing shortage, staff satisfaction, The Staffing Stream, turnover

July 9, 2019 – Burnout has officially become a recognized health concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). This type of extreme stress or fatigue can lead to everything from respiratory problems to gastrointestinal issues. Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s job or feelings of negativism or cynicism to one’s…

Create a Culture That Allows Employees to Thrive

05/29/2019Newsculture, staff satisfaction, The Staffing Stream

May 29, 2019 – Every day, millions of workers show up to their workplace and their souls scream in despair. With a heavy sigh and gritted teeth, displeased employees push through their workday until another opportunity comes their way. This negativity and complacency spreads throughout the organization like a virus. Where there is one unhappy…

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