April 16, 2019 – A workforce struggle that spans the ages: overtime, which has its time and place in nearly every industry. But excessive overtime is a pain point for many organizations, burning out employees and driving up labor costs. What constitutes an excessive amount of overtime in a healthcare…
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…
June 12, 2018 – What word causes blood pressures to rise and frustrates both staff and employers? Overtime. A workforce struggle that spans the ages, overtime has its time and place in nearly every industry. But excessive overtime is a pain point for many organizations and burns out employees. What constitutes…
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.
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…