Part-time workers may be a solution for LTC providers, experts say
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 25, 2013
Affordable Care Act requirements related to health insurance are leading long-term care providers to hire more part-time employees, according to some experts.
CompanyBriefs
Apr 02, 2013
» A half dozen electronic health record vendors have formed a non-profit organization called the Commonwell Health Alliance. The organization’s goal is to create a national infrastructure with common...
OnShift introduces mobile option
Feb 27, 2013
OnShift recently unveiled OnShift Mobile. The new app delivers top-down staffing and labor analysis for senior care executives.
OnShift teams with Silverchair Learning Systems
Feb 13, 2013
Web-based scheduling firm OnShift recently announced an online learning partnership with Silverchair Learning Systems. Under the deal, joint clients will gain access to OnShift’s staff scheduling...
‘Pay attention’: Free webcast on how retention [of good employees] pays
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 28, 2012
‘Pay attention: Retention pays’ was the title of the latest in a series of free McKnight’s webcasts for long-term care professionals. The hour-long event was broadcast live Aug. 28 and...
OnShift recognizes top schedulers
Feb 21, 2012
OnShift announced five winners of its first annual Scheduler of the Year Awards. The recipients exemplify “commitment, flexibility, and focus in leading the employee scheduling efforts in long-term...
OnShift secures additional funding
Feb 07, 2012
OnShift recently secured $3 million in Series B financing, the web-based staff scheduling and shift management software company announced. OnShift’s revenues increase by more than 400% last year,...
Operators must embrace technology to reduce staffing costs, experts advise
Nov 11, 2011
Nursing homes can survive recent Medicare and impending Medicaid cuts by embracing the use of technology to reduce staffing costs, said experts in a McKnight’s webinar Thursday.
Labor management practices to be discussed on McKnight’s webcast
Jun 22, 2011
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Wal-Mart on Monday in a major class-action lawsuit accusing the corporation of sex discrimination. In a 5-4 vote, the justices decided the world’s largest private...