WHITE PAPER

SCHEDULING RESILIENCY

Outcomes of Submitting Balanced Nurse Schedules

What effect does the schedule balance at time of submission have on outcomes?

It seems like the answer to this is pretty obvious, but as every nursing leader knows, very little is straightforward with scheduling and staffing.

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.

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