Kronos Bolsters Principles of Magnet with Staffing and Scheduling Solution

Healthcare facilities across the world are turning to Kronos Inc. to centralize and completely automate the employee scheduling process, the Company reported.

Kronos said that it helps organizations attain Magnet recognition or adopt characteristics of Magnet facilities to create and sustain a superior work environment that attracts and retains a workforce that delivers high-quality care.

As described by the Company, News Facts

- Kronos helps more than 600 healthcare facilities completely automate the staffing and scheduling process; accurately create schedules that align labor with anticipated demand; while adhering to all facility and regulatory policies; all of which create an environment that attracts and retains nurses.

- The latest version of the Kronos solution released earlier this year offers enhanced self-service features, which enable employees to better set their schedule preferences, view open shifts, and request to fill open shifts as they become available.

- By actively engaging employees in the scheduling process, the Kronos solution increases manager productivity, improves employee satisfaction, and produces more cost-effective schedules that meet the needs of the organization. These outcomes help reduce supplemental labor costs and decrease overtime, while improving patient care and employee satisfaction.

- The Kronos scheduling solution integrates with other complementary workforce management solutions available within the Kronos suite including time and attendance and labor analytics.

- Several Kronos customers in the U.S. are among the elite group of Magnet-designated facilities including Abington Memorial Hospital, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Poudre Valley Health System, University Health Care System (Georgia), and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.

Barbara Wadsworth, senior vice president and chief nursing officer, Abington Memorial Hospital said "As a Magnet-designated hospital, AMH embraces the philosophy of collaborative, inclusive decisions that involve nurses in almost every aspect. Although the evaluation team had largely settled on a vendor, we knew it was important to let the nurses weigh in on this matter. We asked them to also score vendors and share their opinions. We're happy that their judgments aligned well with the opinions of the evaluation team, which was in favor of selecting Kronos."

Kathy Baker, director, resource management, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center added "At VCU Medical Center, departments can now create a balanced and fair schedule in just a few minutes, instead of the many hours that our previous paper-bound process required. Perceived staffing equity is a major criterion for achieving Magnet status because staffing and clinical outcomes are intricately linked. When it's time for us to re-apply for Magnet designation, we believe the Kronos scheduling solution will play a key role in our re-designation."

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