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10/5/2020 Best Practices for Creating Healthcare Staffing Plans | symplr

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By: Dr. Karlene Kerfoot on April 30th, 2020

Best Practices for Creating Healthcare Staf�ng Plans W O R K F O RC E M A N AG E M E N T | S TA F F I N G A N D S C H E D U L I N G

Your staff is the foundation of your health system’s success.

The COVID-19 crisis is having an enormous impact on

health system operations, and the pandemic will have far-

reaching effects on how health systems manage their staff.

Going forward, healthcare leaders need to expect more

from their workforce management strategy as they depend

on staf�ng strategies that empower them to develop and

deploy an agile, �exible workforce. An emphasis on

leveraging healthcare staf�ng and scheduling systems and

de�ning clear processes will play a critical role in achieving

success over the long term.

Core principles for effective healthcare workforce

management

Determining how to optimize the workforce can be a

daunting task. After working with hundreds of health

systems, we’ve found that the following core principles are

the foundation of a successful staf�ng plan.

Technology and software solutions: The technology

should be designed for staf�ng a healthcare