April 12, 2011, CLEVELAND — OnShift today announced a new release of OnShift staff scheduling and shift management software. This release offers new staffing compliance capabilities that enable long-term care providers to more easily meet staffing level mandates and regulations, including state minimums and internal standards.
One of the most pressing challenges in long-term care is optimizing staffing levels to ensure care through compliance with staffing targets and state minimums. Providers in over 30 states are required to comply with state regulations based on staffing levels, such as California with its staffing requirement of 3.2 nursing hours per patient day (NHPPD). With growing cost control pressures, constant fluctuations in census, and residents requiring complex levels of care, providers are faced with dynamic staffing conditions that can be difficult to maintain and afford. With the new release of OnShift, providers have an automated way to track staffing levels against minimums and internal budgets, prevent infractions and monitor compliance.
New capabilities in OnShift include:
“Long-term care organizations across the nation are faced with growing scrutiny into their staffing levels, resulting in significant litigation and audit activity. OnShift helps providers to protect themselves and their residents by preventing shortages before they occur,” stated Mark Woodka, CEO, OnShift. “While California is leading the way in enforcement of staffing regulations, this issue affects every single senior living home operating in a state with staffing minimums. Gaining control of staffing and maintaining compliance should be a top priority for everyone in long-term care. It’s the only way to drive cost efficiencies, mitigate risk and deliver high quality care.”
This release and its new compliance features are built upon OnShift’s foundational capabilities, which include:
OnShift is currently available in two versions, OnShift Enterprise Edition and OnShift Professional Edition. OnShift is delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) which minimizes on-site deployment and costs.
Watch this 2-minute video to see how OnShift mitigates compliance riskVisit the OnShift Web site for more information
OnShift is a leader in web-based staff scheduling and shift management software for the healthcare industry. Long-term care providers and other healthcare organizations use OnShift to reduce labor costs by preventing overtime, mitigate compliance risk through management to PPD staffing requirements, and increase efficiencies through automated scheduling, instant call-off resolution and open shift management. With OnShift, nurses gain back valuable time to do what they do best — provide quality care. Customers choose OnShift because of its extreme ease-of-use, fast implementation, and proven ability to deliver immediate ROI. OnShift is the first staff scheduling software with an integrated communications platform and is the only solution with proactive controls and predictive analytics that help prevent staffing issues before they occur. For more information visit www.onshift.com.