July 26, 2019 – Recent statistics reveal that the demand for registered nurses continues to grow. The time to address nurse staffing concerns is now. Data analytics in nurse staffing and scheduling is a beneficial, yet largely overlooked, area. Incorporating modern modeling techniques and machine learning methodologies to forecast staffing needs, predictive analytics identifies demand…
January 18, 2019 – It’s no secret that the rate of nurse burnout is excessive. In a field where emotional and physical stress is high, nurses are sometimes considering leaving their jobs within only a few of years of obtaining their license. Factor in the critical nursing shortage the U.S. is enduring, and you have a…
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…
May 22, 2017 – Jackie Larson discusses how predictive analytics is helping healthcare organizations stop the guesswork commonly used for staffing and accurately schedule the right number of staff in the right places weeks or even months prior to the shift. Predictive analytics offer a new way forward, making scheduling and staffing much more efficient process, reducing…
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.
April 19, 2017 – Jackie Larson discusses how building an enterprise resource pool can help keep nurses happy and prevent them from feeling frustrated or overworked – two of the causes of burnout and eventually turnover. 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.
October 9, 2014 – While there is a lot of research on the topic of turnover, there is very little information specific to the effect staffing metrics have on it. “Staffing” is consistently ranked as one of the top reasons for turnover, but what in particular about staffing leads to turnover? We are all aware…