With the shift to value-based care, it is vital hospitals implement approaches to staff scheduling that help them improve staff engagement, patient satisfaction and their bottom line.
Since the advent of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, hospitals across the nation have shifted to new payment models, implemented stringent expectations for quality and focused more on patient satisfaction. A key, sometimes overlooked, element of achieving the goals of health reform is staff management.
For example, overtime costs can take a major toll on an organization's finances and consequently, make it trying for a hospital to efficiently provide high-quality care. Additionally, frequent overtime shifts can have negative effects on employee and patient satisfaction.
It may be unrealistic to completely eliminate overtime, but hospitals can reduce it by implementing a more collaborative approach to staff scheduling. Under a Collaborative Staffing model, one way costs are reduced is by giving employees the ability to view open shifts that they are qualified to work across multiple units, and even facilities. This allows employees to voluntarily pick up an available shift, and eliminates the need for the hospital to incur costly overtime expenses.
A distinguished panel will discuss more ways collaborative methodologies can lead to improved outcomes and a healthier bottom line during a March 24 webinar sponsored by API Healthcare. Featured speakers will discuss the benefits of Collaborative Staffing and the unintended consequences of conventional staffing methods on medical errors, staff turnover, labor costs, patient outcomes and more. Additionally, nursing executives from Roper St. Francis will share the real-world benefits of Collaborative Staffing.
Panelists include Pennie Peralta, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, vice president of nursing and CNO of Bon-Secours St. Francis Hospital Charleston, S.C., Carolyn V. Donohue, MSN, RN, NE-BC, vice president and CNO of Roper Hospital in Charleston, and Patrick Ball, senior vice president and general manager of consulting at Sage Growth Partners.
To register for the webinar, click here.