September 18, 2017 – Provider organizations are making efforts to monitor and improve the patient experience. In this article, Jackie Larson discusses how predictive analytics can help improve the patient experience by accurately forecasting staffing needs months in advance of a shift, ensuring the right provider is in the right place at the right time. Click…
August 25, 2017 – In this article, Jackie Larson discusses how predictive analytics improves healthcare workforce management (lower costs, higher staff morale, and improved patient care) and provides insight on why it isn’t more prevalent in healthcare. Click here to read the article in CIO Applications.
August 16, 2017 – In this article, Gail Schuetz from the University of Kansas Hospital and Jackie Larson discuss the results of a time savings study conducted two years following the implementation of Smart Square scheduling software and predictive analytics. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
August 14, 2017 – In this article, Jackie Larson discusses the topic of staff dissatisfaction and burnout and how the use of predictive analytics in the scheduling process can greatly reduce it. Click here to read the article in The Huffington Post.
July 24, 2017 – Scheduling staff in patient-care facilities is anything but cut and dried. Depending on the type of scheduling tools used (if any), planning staffing needs involves guesswork and multiple revisions before the schedule period begins. A time-consuming process for unit managers, once all staff is scheduled to their FTE, open shifts often remain. This…
June 14, 2017 – Jackie Larson discusses how predictive analytics is being leveraged to improve staff morale and increase retention. Click here to read the article in Becker’s Hospital Review.
May 22, 2017 – Jackie Larson discusses how predictive analytics is helping healthcare organizations stop the guesswork commonly used for staffing and accurately schedule the right number of staff in the right places weeks or even months prior to the shift. Predictive analytics offer a new way forward, making scheduling and staffing much more efficient process, reducing…
March 20, 2017 –The advance of technology has driven improvements to the delivery of patient care. Walking into a hospital, the use of technology can be seen in nearly every facet – from surgical instruments in an OR to monitors beeping by a patient’s bedside. Patients expect the best care when they choose a facility, and…
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.