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…
November 1, 2018 – Building nurse schedules is a complex and time-consuming process. With a lot of moving parts and circumstances to take into consideration, determining the right amount and types of staff needed can change up until the start of a shift. Many organizations have turned to advanced technology to improve and streamline the process….
November 8, 2018 – The vast majority of nurses are overworked because of an ever-growing skills gap in the healthcare sector, and nursing managers are not immune. The more time spent on administrative tasks, the less time spent on critical patient care. Without an efficient labor management plan in place, it is ultimately the patient who…
August 30, 2018 – The overabundance of available data in this digital age is both a blessing and curse. Meaningful insights are waiting to be unlocked in healthcare staffing data, but the struggle is knowing where to look and how to harness the information for actionable insights. For those in healthcare leadership positions, it’s a constant…
October 16, 2017 – While provider organizations may feel overwhelmed and unable to control the current nursing shortage, it’s true that many organizations’ staffing and scheduling practices have fed their own nursing shortage. As Jackie Larson discusses, there is some good news; with the right tools and strategies, it is within their realm of control to…
October 14, 2016 – Jackie Larson provides thoughts on how hospitals can engage in certain practices that exacerbate the nursing shortage. She offers three common staffing practices that can go a long way to improving morale, work-life balance, and, as a result, retention. Click here to read the article from the ADVANCE for Nurses.
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.
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….
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.
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…