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Factoid of the Month
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Long
Hours
= Errors
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"In a landmark 2004 study,
the University of Pennsylvania
showed that patient-care
error rates are three times
higher for nurses who work
more than 12 hours straight
than for RNs who work shorter
shifts, a situation that can
occur because of poor
scheduling."
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- Michelle Rafter,
Workforce Management
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Defending
against
employee
abuse… just
another
advantage of
an automated
time and
attendance
system!
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Quote of the Month
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"Hospital employees often
spell each other at night. One
will sleep while another keeps
watch, like international pilots
on a long flight."
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– Michael Vance,
Human Resources Manager,
Department of Health and
Human Services
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Hospitals not immune to time tracking woes |
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Hospitals take care of people. Doing it well requires the right mix of nurses
and clinical specialists for the ever-changing mix of patients in a hospital at any
given hour, day or week. Keeping up with those changes is hard, especially when
a hospital uses paper and pencil or spreadsheets to do it. In fact, hospital
administrators are the first to admit their track record of matching personnel to
schedules is pretty bad.
With an automated time and attendance system, there is a cure! Find out
more in this edition of TimeLines and on our Time and Attendance Forum.
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- Marc Nelson, Editor-In-Chief, TimeLines Newsnote
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The Time and Attendance Cure for Hospitals/Healthcare Orgs |
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An automated time and attendance system enables hospitals and long term
care facilities to improve their business processes and assist in regulatory
compliance:
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Comply with CMS Section 941 regulations to prominently post publicly
available staff schedules 24/7 in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities
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Real time information on "call-ins" and "no-shows" to provide back-up staff
to comply with state/federal regulations on mandated patient/resident
staff ratios for RN's, LPN's and CNA's
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Collect data automatically from different care stations within the same
facility
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Eliminate manual updating of daily schedule changes
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Post schedules for advance notice to permit flexible "swapping" of schedules
between and among staff
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Control access to sensitive locations and restricted areas, such as nurseries
and Alzheimer's wards
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Reduce administrative burdens in improving scheduling and time collection
for payroll
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Use biometric data collection devices to provide increased security
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Apply complex union guidelines, work rules, and benefit policies
automatically
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Control overtime and other staff-related costs
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To get more of your questions answered,
join the time and attendance forum today:
Time and Attendance Forum |
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