In the News
Self-directed Floating: Nurses Are Accepting its Benefits
05/11/2009
This bylined article takes a look at how open shift management technology and the cultural change it provides staff through increased awareness, choice, and participation has resulted in significant increases in self-directed floating behavior at many healthcare organizations using the technology. The article highlights how St. Luke?s The Woodlands Hospital (SLWH) in The Woodlands, TX is filling nearly 60% of their open shifts through self-directed ?floating? using the Concerro Program, saving the organization money in labor costs while also satisfying staff and management.
Recruiting Outside the Box
Health Workforce News
05/01/2009
When the going gets tough, the tough get creative in recruiting health care professionals.
The CNO at Brownwood (Texas) Regional Medical Center is quoted in this feature story regarding the use of flexible scheduling as a creative tactic for recruiting healthcare professionals.
Dumas Hospital Saves on Staffing
Amarillo.com
04/21/2009
CEO Jeff Turner of Moore County Hospital, Dumas, TX discusses how Concerro?s open shift management technology helped cut back on expensive nursing costs, saving the hospital $600,000 the first year of implementation.
Fill Those Unpopular Shifts
HR Magazine
04/01/2009
This feature article highlights how point-based award and incentive programs like Concerro?s ShiftRewards? program helped an Adventist hospital drive employee behavior in positive ways, and motivated nursing staff to fill open shifts.
Tips for Building a Sustainable, Cost-Effective Staffing Strategy
hfma
02/01/2009
This bylined case study in HFMA?s Hospital Cost Containment newsletter describes how Castle Medical Center in Kailua, Hawaii used point-based incentives to fill open shifts, reducing the use of contract labor by 93 percent while increasing employee satisfaction.