Join API Healthcare specialists, clients and industry experts for our upcoming webinars exploring topics and trends exclusive to the healthcare industry.

Staffing Legislation: Be in the Know

Better prepare your hospital for staffing legislation.  On March 10, 2010, Sharon Canariato, MSN, MBA, RN, Deputy Executive Director and stakeholder in the Illinois Staffing by Patient Acuity movement with the Illinois Nursing Association and Gail Mulrooney, MSN, RN of API Healthcare discussed legislation and regulations pertaining to staffing by acuity, staffing plans and committees, and mandated ratio staffing.

Data-Driven Staffing for Improved Outcomes

From the webinar presented on November 4, 2009, Dr. Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, the author of several well-regarded books on the topic of data driven staffing, discusses what data-driven staffing is, the challenges in creating effective systems to measure and monitor safe staffing, and how to overcome the challenges healthcare organizations face when applying this methodology.  Learn more about how to apply this data and effectively put this knowledge into play at your organization.  We're giving you opportunity to view the recorded presentation.

Labor Management Webinar: Cut Workforce Costs by Using New Streamlined Hospital and Agency Workflow Process 

From the web presentation on January 20, 2010, API Healthcare discusses communication and data sharing between providers and agencies. This is often a manual, time-consuming and error-prone process. API Healthcare’s acquisition of Clearview Staffing Software gives providers and agencies the opportunity to fully automate their workflows, making it easier to place the right temporary workers in the right place at the right time. View the recorded session to hear J.P. Fingado, CEO of API Healthcare explain how this innovative solution will re-engineer the working relationship between agencies and hospitals.

Effectively Managing Overtime Costs at Your Facility

From the webinar presented on January 28, 2010, Lisa Lewis, Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO of Holy Spirit Hospital, and API Healthcare discuss proven methods used to limit expenses for overtime hours throughout a healthcare facility.  With labor costs comprising up to 60% of the typical hospital's budget, finding more efficient ways to manage labor resources is critical to maintaining a strong bottom line. View the recorded session to learn how your facility can use the presented concepts to develop a cost effective process for controlling overtime hours.

Data-Driven Staffing: Making the Model Work for You

From the webinar recorded on February 2, 2010 in continuation of her first session, Dr. Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, presented effective ways to make the DDS Model work at your facility. Dr. Malloch shared proven techniques and methods of working with the DDS Model, and more on how to effectively measure, monitor, and utilize safe, optimal staffing at your facility.