February 17, 2017 – Jackie Larson discusses the effect scheduling has on staff morale and the link to patient care and satisfaction. She points out that this is where labor management solutions can have their greatest impact. Predictive analytics play an important role in coordinating around-the-clock delivery of care both in light of staffing shortages and the uncertain…
January 10, 2017 – Jackie Larson discusses the importance of predictive analytics in coordinating around-the-clock delivery of care both in light of staffing shortages and the uncertain times ahead resulting from the changing White House administration. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
October 18, 2016 – Mike Miliard from Healthcare IT News uses data from the AMN Healthcare and Avantas survey, “Predictive Analytics in Healthcare 2016” to show how predictive analytics tools can help improve staff morale and patient satisfaction. Click here to read the article from Healthcare IT News .
October 14, 2016 – Jackie Larson offers perspective on the findings from the AMN Healthcare and Avantas survey, “Predictive Analytics in Healthcare 2016.” Click here to read the article from the Huffington Post.
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.
October 13, 2016 – Fierce Healthcare provides a sneak peak at the AMN Healthcare and Avantas survey, “Predictive Analytics in Healthcare 2016.” The survey will be released tomorrow at the 2016 Healthcare Workforce Summit. Click here to read the article.
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.
December 18, 2015 – Avantas’ president, Chris Fox, discusses how a combination of technology and workforce strategies that can provide more certainty with staffing, greater work-life balance, and increased time with patients. Click here to read the article in Health IT Outcomes.
February 25, 2015 – In this article from Talent Culture, Jackie Larson, Avantas’ Senior Vice President, tackles a number of topics, including issues associated with the talent shortage, forecasting patient volumes with predictive modeling, right sizing core and contingency/flexible staffing as well as demographic mix to increase efficiency and predictability, as well as the shifting…
January 2, 2015 – In this article from ADVANCE for Nurses Avantas’ CNO Patsy Gleim looks at the facts relative to the projected nursing shortage, such as more Americans covered by insurance, the aging nursing workforce, and the projected growth needed to keep up with forecasted demand. Patsy then points to three things most hospitals…