Online Nurse Scheduling Saves More than $1 Million for One Hospital
Healthcare Financial Managemnt Association
10/21/2011
Switching from pen and paper to mouse and screen for scheduling nurses has shaved about 80 percent off agency personnel costs for a community hospital. The computerized scheduling system has also simplified a once-burdensome scheduling process.
Retired Nurses Ease a Staffing Crunch, Bolster Budget
HealthLeaders Media
09/20/2011
The nursing workforce is rapidly graying and healthcare isn't doing enough to prepare for it. The impending "silver tsunami" of patients that we know will tax healthcare's resources will arrive at the same time that vast swathes of experienced nurses reach retirement.
Innovative plan at MidMichigan Health keeps retirees on the job
mlive.com
09/18/2011
MidMichigan Health in Midland has been experimenting with an innovative program that helps retired healthcare workers augment their retirement incomes and stay involved by rehiring them to fill short-term gaps in the healthcare system.
Retire then be rehired
Bankrate.com
09/12/2011
If you could enjoy your retirement but continue to work occasionally on your own schedule would you want to?
One health care system in Michigan is solving its staffing problems by hiring back its retirees. The benefit from its point of view is experienced workers are available to fill the scheduling gaps that usually don't add up to a full-time schedule. The advantage from a retiree point of view is extra money and continued connection to an active work life.
Can Technology Improve Staff Satisfaction & Retention?
Executive Insight
09/06/2011
The latest projections show that more than 1 million new and replacement nurses will be needed in the U.S. by the year 2016 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This shortage of registered nurses will produce twice as many vacancies as the severe nursing shortage of the 1960s. However, according to a recent HealthLeaders survey, the majority of healthcare facilities are not prepared to deal with the "unexpected" mass retirement of baby boomer nurses.
