March 12, 2018 – HR and nursing leaders understand and feel the effects of unhappy employees – disengagement, decreased productivity, and turnover. Here are 5 ways leaders can help ensure team morale stays positive and employees are engaged. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
February 5, 2018 – Data rich but information poor is the intersection where many healthcare organizations find themselves. With an overabundance of data readily available at their fingertips, health systems have struggled with how to harness their data and unleash actionable insights. Advancements in technology and the leap into the digital age have catapulted big data…
January 4, 2018 – “But it’s always been done this way,” is a common statement when it comes to healthcare staffing. This article from Avantas president, Jackie Larson, explains how centralized staffing and breaking free from a silo mentality and conditioned practices offers a more cost-effective and efficient approach to staffing. Click here to read the article…
December 15, 2017 – A key aspect of an enterprise mentality is standardization of practices across the organization. In this article, Jackie Larson, along with Ken Bailey and Denise Robertson from CHI Health, explain how standardization of shift times has helped them expand their enterprise float resources and reduce instances of incidental worked time. Click here…
November 9, 2017 – Avantas president Jackie Larson, along with Shane Hilton and Debbie McIntuff from Mountain States Health Alliance describe how Mountain States prioritized workforce optimization and transparency to leverage predictive analytics and realize significant labor cost savings. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
October 27, 2017 – It’s easy to get lost in a sea of data. In this article, Jackie explains how a workforce planning dashboard can shine a light on specific workforce metrics to uncover areas of opportunity to optimize your workforce. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
September 25, 2017 – Metrics such as how much time staff spend on the clock before or after their scheduled shift time are often overlooked but offer cost-savings opportunities if monitored routinely. Read how analytics can help uncover areas of opportunity in this latest article by Jackie Larson. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital…
August 16, 2017 – In this article, Gail Schuetz from the University of Kansas Hospital and Jackie Larson discuss the results of a time savings study conducted two years following the implementation of Smart Square scheduling software and predictive analytics. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
July 24, 2017 – Scheduling staff in patient-care facilities is anything but cut and dried. Depending on the type of scheduling tools used (if any), planning staffing needs involves guesswork and multiple revisions before the schedule period begins. A time-consuming process for unit managers, once all staff is scheduled to their FTE, open shifts often remain. This…
June 14, 2017 – Jackie Larson discusses how predictive analytics is being leveraged to improve staff morale and increase retention. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.