CLIENT STORIES
ACHIEVEMENTS
Our emphasis on analytics has created focus around initiatives to improve. We have dramatically reduced floating, increased fill rate, and have the lowest turnover rate in our organization's history.Gail Schuetz
Increased Fill Rates
- Core staff fill rate improve to 85% with Open Shift implementation
- RN fill rate in Q2 2016 exceeded 95%
Reduction in Staff Dissatisfiers
- 65% reduction in last-minute work requests
- 63% decrease in core staff floating
Time Savings Through Automation
- Schedule creation: 13.4 hours to 6.6 hours
- Post-schedule tasks: 40.3 hours to 4.4 hours
- Post-schedule timecards: 25.4 hours to 7 hours
Turnover is the lowest since tracking began
100% of managers agree that the scheduling process has improved and staff are satisfied with the scheduling system, Smart Square
IN THE MEDIA
Scheduling with predictive analytics and automation
December 6, 2017 – This aricle from Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor at Healthcare Finance, discusses how predictive analytics are used to forecast staffing need up to 120 days in advance of the shift.
Predictive analytics delivers time back to managers to focus on patient care
August 16, 2017 – In this article, Gail Schuetz from the University of Kansas Health System 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.
Operations at one hospital mends the workforce as well as patients
June 13, 2017 – Jackie Larson and Gail Schuetz from the University of Kansas Health System discuss the fact that while organizational policies and practices maybe are not the most gripping topics, they are vitally important for standardization, realizing predictable and sustainable outcomes, and promoting fairness through their uniform application.
5 characteristics of an effective open shift management strategy
October 3, 2016 – Gail Schuetz, Director of Nursing at The University of Kansas Health System and Jackie Larson, President discuss the critical elements of a successful and cost effective open shift management program.
Meet patient demand through predictive analytics
June 13, 2016 – Modern Healthcare has posted an exclusive resource examining how predictive analytics and workforce analytics are being leveraged by the University of Kansas Health System to develop efficient workforce management strategies.