March 11, 2019 – Many healthcare organizations find themselves at the intersection of data rich and information poor. With an overabundance of data readily available, health systems have struggled with how to harness that data and unleash actionable insights. Advancements in technology and the leap into the digital age have catapulted big data into hyper drive, and it…
March 4, 2019 – Healthcare has become increasingly interested in data and the insights that can be found when analyzed. And this preoccupation isn’t in vain. Data analytics have been proven to increase efficiencies and reduce costs. In healthcare, reducing costs and improving the delivery of patient care is vital. Ensuring that quality clinical staff…
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…
November 1, 2018 – In many hospitals across the country, nurse scheduling is still being done on basic spreadsheets or even pen and paper, with managers using little more than intuition, guesswork, or simply the previous schedule period to plan the appropriate number and type of staff to match patient volume. In a time of innovative…