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…
January 17, 2019 – Hospitals have become conditioned to functioning in staffing and scheduling silos (unit-based scheduling). When managers and staff follow staffing practices simply because it has “always been done this way,” it narrows their horizons and they become more resistant to change. Working in silos prevents transparency, increases an organization’s labor spend, and damages…
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 1, 2017 – Standardization of policies and practices creates a framework for predictable results. In this article, Jackie Larson shares why it’s important to consistently monitor and enforce your staffing policies. Click here to read the article in The Staffing Stream
August 15, 2017 – In this article, Jackie Larson discusses one of the most important elements of success in a mergers and acquisitions scenario: prioritizing standardization of operational policies and practices. Aligning workforce policies and applying them at the enterprise level is critical for newly managed health systems. Click here to read the article in The Staffing…
May 16, 2017 – Jackie Larson discusses the benefits of an outsourced centralized resource management strategy, including how it provides a holistic view of what is happening at an organizational level – resulting in a more productive and efficient staffing process. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
December 15, 2016 – Ken Bailey, division director, staffing operation and productivity at CHI Health and Jackie Larson discuss the benefits of centralizing resource management. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
February 23, 2015 – In this article from Becker’s Hospital Review, Jackie Larson, Avantas’ Senior Vice President, provides strategies to the six most common pain points organizations that have implemented centralized resource management can experience. Like all workforce strategies, centralizing workforce management is not a “one-and-done” solution. Success with this strategy requires a firm foundation…
November 20, 2014 – In this article from Electronic Health Reporter (named a 2014 Best Healthcare IT Blog), Avantas’ Jenny Korth explains how organizations can leverage business intelligence, centralized resource management, and effective system administration to achieve an efficient labor management strategy. Click here to read the article.
September 30, 2014 – Healthcare Informatics has just published an interview article featuring Sherri Luchs, chief administrative officer for the Penn State Hershey Medical Group. In the article Sherri explains how visibility into staffing via technology, analytics, predictive modeling, and centralized resource management is helping transform Penn State Hershey’s labor management strategy and has lead…