by Annette Niergarth | Jun 17, 2025 | Healthcare Analytics
Hospitals have invested heavily in building labor management strategies. From expensive productivity systems and staffing benchmarks to scheduling platforms and labor budgets — the pieces are often in place. But oftentimes, the most important labor management strategy...
by Annette Niergarth | Apr 12, 2025 | Healthcare Analytics
Whenever I explain to my non-clinical colleagues how hospitals calculate nursing workload and productivity, I often use an analogy to simplify the concept. For those in clinical settings, we know the most common formula used to determine if there are enough nursing...
by Annette Niergarth | Mar 21, 2025 | Healthcare Analytics
Healthcare organizations are facing increasing pressure to balance high-quality patient care with financial responsibility. Nurse leaders are at the center of this challenge, striving to ensure safe staffing levels while operating within budget constraints. But...
by Annette Niergarth | Jan 13, 2025 | Healthcare Analytics
Combating Nurse Burnout: Burnout among nurses has reached a crisis point, impacting every level of the healthcare system. From bedside care to nurse leadership, the consequences of inadequate staffing, growing workloads, and misaligned resources are clear: increased...
