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New features -- July 2016
The payroll module supports two new options: Bonus pay can be defined on a per-shift basis for hard to fill shifts. The bonus pay is added to the hourly based pay computed for providers. For shifts that are split, the bonus pay is prorated ...
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The intricacies of emergency room scheduling
Emergency rooms are extremely important places, and they are also exceptionally busy. As the scheduling manager for an emergency room, these two factors make your job exceedingly important, but also present some very pressing challenges. Shift ...
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Five factors affecting the new emergency physician schedule
The time where your patients have to wait for long periods of time cramped up in impersonal emergency room may be coming to an end. Since the Affordable Care Act released their requirements, a flood of new healthcare provider competition has come ...
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ER scheduling software technology benefits
As the scheduling manager for an emergency department, you know how difficult the task of creating schedules can be. Trying to ensure that the needs of patients and your staff are met, while making sure that all shifts are covered and that the ...
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Improve your ER physician schedule so you dont lose patients to urgent care clinics
Even though a person may have a primary care physician, when a medical emergency strikes, many Americans head to the emergency room of their local hospital to seek treatment. However, because the cost of treatment at urgent care clinics is ...
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Seven reasons why its time to ditch excel for your medical staff scheduling
Microsoft Excel has been the go-to tool for emergency medicine scheduling managers for years. For the longest time, this program has been the easiest solution for these professionals; however, with advances in technology and the advent of shift ...
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New features -- June 2016
A metric indicating the likely easiness with which shifts can be assigned is available from the 'hot spots' tool in the schedule revision screen. The metric is shown for each shift with the following codes: red 'H': hardest to assign orange ...
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Can hospital staff scheduling software fix patients number one complaint
According to a study published in the Journal of Medical Practice Management, the biggest complaint of hospital patients is the customer service – or lack of – that they receive. A majority, 96 percent, of patients complain about the customer ...
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Overcoming the challenges of managing shift schedules
As the scheduling manager of an emergency department, a doctor’s office, or any other medical facility, you have an important, yet demanding job. Your role is to make sure that the facility is properly staffed at all times to ensure patients are ...
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How to choose the best emergency room physician scheduling software
Emergency rooms are busy places. With a constant influx of patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, trying to ensure that the needs of the patients, as well as the physicians who treat them, are met, can be demanding for a scheduling manager. A ...
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