October 18, 2016 – Rita Barry and Brian Sheinfeld of Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health, teamed up with Jackie Larson to write about their initiative to improve the working environment for nurses through the formation of a Quality of Work Life Council. The council looks at a number of issues that affect the well…
October 18, 2016 – Mike Miliard from Healthcare IT News uses data from the AMN Healthcare and Avantas survey, “Predictive Analytics in Healthcare 2016” to show how predictive analytics tools can help improve staff morale and patient satisfaction. Click here to read the article from Healthcare IT News .
October 14, 2016 – Jackie Larson offers perspective on the findings from the AMN Healthcare and Avantas survey, “Predictive Analytics in Healthcare 2016.” Click here to read the article from the Huffington Post.
October 13, 2016 – Fierce Healthcare provides a sneak peak at the AMN Healthcare and Avantas survey, “Predictive Analytics in Healthcare 2016.” The survey will be released tomorrow at the 2016 Healthcare Workforce Summit. Click here to read the article.
October 3, 2016 – Filling open shifts can be a hectic, emotional, and financially challenging process for provider organizations. The practice of doing so can vary by department, as can the incentives offered for picking up open shifts. The result can be a chaotic, inefficient, and last-minute process that pits units against one another to compete for…
August 17, 2016 – Jackie Larson discusses the surprising root cause of staffing issues during flu season, offering the unique perspective that the source of the problem is that organizations are attempting to solve the wrong side of the supply and demand equation. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
July 14, 2016 – Jackie Larson discusses how story telling is the true power analytics. In the article, she states, “Analytics is more about how to communicate, than just how to calculate.” Read about this, and the five steps in developing meaningful analytics. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
June 16, 2016 – Jackie Larson discusses how the monitoring of three specific staffing metrics can help detect nurse burnout. Additionally, she provides insight on how certain staffing practices can be employed that will reduce the likelihood of burnout and, eventually, turnover. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
June 7, 2016 – Jackie Larson shares a trio of data-driven metrics healthcare organizations should consider for improved decision-making. Click here to read the article in HRO Today.
April 6, 2016 – Kelly Gooch from Becker’s Hospital Review, spoke with Avantas president, Jackie Larson, about three staffing metrics every provider organization should be monitoring. Attention to these three metrics can play a big part in an organization’s drive to improve quality, increase retention, and save money. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review….