BJC HealthCare, one of the largest non-profit healthcare organizations in the United States, has selected Kronos for Healthcare from Kronos® Incorporated to manage labor costs through improvements in scheduling, time and attendance, and leave. Kronos for Healthcare is designed to transform labor processes within healthcare institutions and to improve employee satisfaction and retention by fairly and consistently applying policies. By reducing administrative hours dedicated to scheduling practices and creating schedules with the right staff at the right place all the time, healthcare institutions should be able to balance labor costs with patient care delivery in clinical areas.
“The Kronos solution enables healthcare organizations to effectively analyze and manage labor needs to drive the support of quality patient care, higher employee satisfaction, and, ultimately, financial success,” said Brian Graves, global practice leader for healthcare at Kronos. “Our solution is particularly well-suited to address the nursing shortage through efficient staffing modalities.”
Empowering Better Decisions for Bottom-Line Results
Kronos for Healthcare integrates scheduling and timekeeping to direct management in a single approach to staffing. The Kronos solution eliminates rather cumbersome manual scheduling processes and revisions.
With Kronos’ bundled software and services offering specifically designed for the healthcare market, BJC HealthCare can now use real-time information to schedule the right people on the right shifts. Scheduling managers can immediately react to over- or under-staffing and better track leave and attendance. The solution also empowers nurses with self-scheduling and shift-swapping capabilities.
Kronos made this announcement from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition being held Feb. 24-Feb, 28, 2008 in Orlando. Kronos is exhibiting in booth #2150.
About BJC HealthCare
BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health-care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and mid-Missouri regions. With net revenue of $2.8 billion, BJC serves urban, suburban and rural communities; and includes 13 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice. More information on BJC Healthcare is available at www.bjc.org.
About Kronos Incorporated
Kronos Incorporated empowers organizations around the world to effectively manage their workforce. At Kronos, we are experts who are solely focused on delivering software and services that enable organizations to reduce costs, increase productivity, improve employee satisfaction, and ultimately enhance the level of service they provide. Kronos serves customers in more than 60 countries through its network of offices, subsidiaries, and distributors. Widely recognized as a market and thought leader in managing the workforce, Kronos has unrivaled reach with more than 30 million people using a Kronos solution every day.