Balanced Patient AssignmentsYou know how it goes, the shift is changing, patients are being handed off, new admits and discharges need to be processed, so when it comes time to assign your staff to patients, it is usually “you take 5 and you take 5”. After all, every patient is “just about” the same, or so the budget says; so this is good enough. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. In the same way that midnight census is not an accurate measure of unit activity; census is not a fair way to base staff assignments. RES-Q’s integrated patient assignment tool quickly and evenly assigns your available staff to each patient, considering required care hours, nurse competency levels, patient location, and continuity of care. The assignment function lets you immediately see, based on intuitive color codes, if all your staff and patient assignments have been met. The result is fair and equitable assignments based on the actual needs of the patient and an improved quality of care. Your staff is appreciative of this as well knowing that their assignments were made based on required care, not count. When your staff participates in the patient assessment process and sees the immediate benefit of fair assignments, satisfaction soars and quality and performance improve. These are the Concerro best practices that improve both your quality of life and your bottom line |
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