In the News
Right Time, Right Nurse
Advance for Nurses
10/05/2009
The director of nursing resource management at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI is interviewed in this feature article about how the hosital successfully provides the right nurse for the right shift through use of Concerro's web-based program. The program has leveraged the hospital's ability to proactively involve staff in the scheduling process which has positively impacted the culture, allowed nurses to work in new areas, and eliminated contract labor in the inpatient area.
Nurse Scheduling Software Cuts Agency Costs, Boosts Satisfaction
Healthcare Software Review
09/04/2009
This case study highlights how the Concerro Program and use of ShiftRewards helped MidMichigan Health coordinate nurse schedules at it's four facilities and dramatically reduce use of expensive contract agency personnel.
Right on Schedule
Healthcare Informatics
09/01/2009
The CIO and Director of Inpatient Services at MidMichigan Health discuss how Concerro’s web-based shift scheduling tool has been well received by nurses, resulting in improved efficiencies and a decrease in costly contract agency costs, thanks in part to an incentive program called ShiftRewards in which nurses earn reward points every time they fill an open shift.
Cover Your Shift
Health Management Technology
09/01/2009
For Garden City Hospital in Southeast Michigan, launching a rewards-based workforce management system provided a return on investment by reducing labor costs, empowering the existing workforce and promoting a culture of collaboration. By using the SaaS program to reward nurses for choosing to work on open shifts, GCH has increased its open shift fill rate to 71% and has completely eliminated agency spending.
What's the 11 p.m. - 7 a.m. Shift Worth?
06/17/2009
In this feature article, Concerro?s CEO Graham Barnes and Sherry Danello, CNO at St. Joseph?s/Candler Hospital in Savannah, GA discuss the implementation and benefits of Concerro?s open shift and workforce management solution. St. Joseph?s/Candler was able to realize $2 million in savings by providing enterprise transparency into the organization?s open shifts.