Optimizing Staff Utilization: Effective Scheduling and Deployment of Internal Resources

Healthcare provider privileging is the process in which hospitals and clinics educate, train, and document the skills and procedures of all medical staff. Traditionally this process has been considered a cumbersome, administrative burden, but more recently has become an opportunity.

The seamless management of all clinical staff consists of three critical components (i) timely tracking, (ii) quick processing, and (iii) accurate approval of timesheets. Timesheet challenges affect organizations of all sizes the large health systems, their administrators and startups or private healthcare partners.

Telehealth has redefined healthcare in more ways than one, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. From democratizing access to healthcare to widening insurance coverage, telehealth has caused a ripple effect across the healthcare spectrum for the better. However, the road doesn't end here.

Diversity is important, in every walk of life, more so important in healthcare. Clinicians interact with people with diverse backgrounds, race, gender, language and more, on the daily. If you are a clinician already working in the field or gearing up to join the workforce, it is imperative to understand the part you can play in making your current or potential workspace, a more healthy, diverse and inclusive environment.

The increase in medically complex patients in today's times warrants the need for multidisciplinary healthcare teams to collaborate with one another to provide care. Failure to clearly define roles and align them with the scope and standards of practice are the biggest mistakes that healthcare teams make when on-boarding Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), and other healthcare team members.

An inclusive healthcare organization is more than just an HR concept. The lack of an inclusive workforce culture in medical organizations can negatively impact the quality of care provided by impeding scientific inquiry. As several studies have shown, it can keep patients of color and LGBT individuals from actively seeking medical help due to fear of discrimination and ostracization, and thus compromise public health.