January 21, 2020 – Remember when video killed the radio star? Now it seems algorithms have it out for the human experience, or at least that’s what some people fear. Algorithms and machine learning are embedded into seemingly everything these days. Social media feeds? Of course. Retailers can use algorithms to determine the optimal price of…
July 26, 2019 – Are predictive analytics all they’re hyped up to be? For healthcare executives, they’re a critical solution to the skills shortage our industry is facing. Patient care could suffer unless hospitals adopt automated workforce management tools for scheduling and staffing. Predictive analytics and data science have made a big splash in healthcare….
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…
October 9, 2018 – Advanced technology in the digital age has resulted in nearly every aspect of our lives being tracked and measured. The number of steps we take, our heart rate, and our sleeping patterns can all be analyzed from the convenience of a smartwatch or smartphone app. This type of monitoring allows people to…
September 24, 2018 – It is a highly competitive recruitment climate for hospitals and health systems thanks to low unemployment and an increasing shortage of healthcare workers. Organizations are offering appealing incentives to try and draw in talent – including tuition reimbursement and thousands of dollars in sign-on bonuses. While these flashy perks can get people…
August 29, 2018 – This time of year, many organizations are deep into the planning phases for next year’s budget. There are so many questions being asked and finding the right answers takes time and focus. What will we need to properly care for our patients? Are we expecting any changes? What about the changes we…
May 29, 2018 – Ensuring that quality nurses and other clinical staff are in the right place at the right time is one of the biggest challenges for hospitals and other health-care enterprises. In many health-care organizations today, nurse managers are using little more than guesswork and intuition to schedule the appropriate number of nurses to…