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…
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…
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.
July 1, 2014 – In this article from HealthLeaders Media, Denise McNitt, Vice President of Patient Care Services at CHI Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, explains how she and her team worked with Avantas to realign leadership, beef up in-house resources, and centralize staffing to save money, decrease reliance on contract nurses, and reduce turnover….
July 2, 2013 – In this article from Healthcare Informatics, Ken Lawonn, senior vice president of strategy and technology at Alegent Creighton Health, talks about how partnering with Avantas and implementing Smart Square has helped the 11-hospital system save millions. Click here to read the article