Two Proven Strategies to Shrink Nurse Labor Costs
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Presented on 7/24/2012, 1:00-2:30 p.m. (ET)
Two Proven Strategies to Shrink Nurse Labor Costs. Join us for proven strategies to reduce nurse labor expenses from industry leaders. This customizable webcast allows you to pre-submit questions to our speakers to help guide the discussion, and ensure you get the answers your organization needs.
You’ll leave this webcast knowing how to:
- Reduce the nurse labor expense without sacrificing quality of care
- Optimize nurse schedules for maximum cost savings
- Create a deep float pool
- Drastically cut the need for staffing agency nurses
Featuring a brand-new format with:
- A customizable webcast experience guided by your advance questions
- A live roundtable interview
- Expanded Q&A time
- Free on-demand for 60 days following the live webcast
- A participant-only online forum for exclusive peer discussions
- A presentation to share with your team with case studies, top takeaways, and action strategies
- A package of related HealthLeaders Media editorial content
PROGRAM AGENDA:
A roundtable-style interview and discussion, guided by pre-submitted audience questions
- Getting to: Right Staff, Right Place, Right Time, Right Cost
- Investing in scheduling and other tools
- Creating a staffing matrix
- Rebalancing the staffing budget
- Determining when to reduce nurse schedules
- Monitoring RN credentials
- Adjusting for patient flow
- Creating a Point-based Scheduling Model
- Operational benefits of point-based scheduling approach
- Increasing RN coverage vs. other nurse coverage
- Improving core measures and length of stay
- Using “points” to incentivize nurses to take shifts
- Reducing overtime while improving morale
- Opening RN schedule hospital-wide
- Encouraging self-scheduling
- Operational benefits of point-based scheduling approach
- Building a Flexible Staffing Methodology
- Assembling and using a float pool
- Reducing use of premium rates and staffing agency nurses
- Optimizing new graduate nurses
- Training and orientation and retention
- Staying Ahead of the Nurse Labor Cost Curve
- Strategies and next steps
- Live Q&A Roundtable Discussion (Customize this webcast and pre-submit your questions.)
SPEAKERS:
Susan Costello, PhD, RN, Senior Director, Huron Healthcare
Susan brings over 35 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Wellspring, which was acquired by Huron Consulting Group in 2007, Susan served as Executive Director of Specialty Care Services for Children’s Hospital of Orange County. While there, she was responsible for 37 sub-specialty clinics with over 65,000 annual visits. Susan has over ten years of experience as a Nursing Administrator in academic medical centers and has over ten years of experience as a project manager with Cardinal Health Consulting Services in their Operations Effectiveness practice.
William Reynolds, RN, Nurse Manager, St. Francis Hospital
William Reynolds is the Nurse Manager for a busy medical-surgical unit that specializes in nephrology at St. Francis Hospital. He also serves as the acute dialysis manager and scheduling program manager. He has been at St. Francis Hospital since 1995, when he started his nursing career after serving in the U.S. Army on active duty.
Debbie Saylor, MSN, RN, CENP, Senior Vice President of Patient Services, St. Francis Hospital
Saylor has been at St. Francis since 2006, and currently holds the role of Senior Vice President of Patient Services. Previously, she was the Senior Vice President of Service Excellence and Chief Nursing Officer at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Passionate about quality, safety and customer service, Debbie leads all non-physician clinical services of the hospital, Franciscan Woods and The Bradley Center.
WHO IS ATTENDING?
CEOs, CFOs, COOs, VPs finance
WEBCAST SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To fully benefit from the Webcast experience, you will need a computer equipped with a Broadband Internet connection, a sound card, and speakers or headphones. Macromedia Flash player Version 8.0 or greater, a recommended screen resolution of 1024 x 768, and an Internet Browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). The use of AOL or wireless Internet connections is not recommended.
Please Note:
Participation in the Webcast is just $399 per site. All materials must be retrieved from the Internet. Live orders are assessed a $5 processing fee. CD and combo orders are charged $18 for shipping and handling.
Prior to the Webcast, you will receive an e-mail with detailed system requirements, your log–in information, presentation slides, and other materials that you can print and distribute to all attendees at your location.
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