Our consulting services focus on specific operational issues aimed at helping nursing executives improve the functioning and financial performance of their areas of responsibility. Our goal is two fold - to improve the credibility and performance of the nurse executive, and ultimately improve patient care.
Our primary consulting services include:
Organizational Assessment and Planning.
We conduct in-depth assessments of entire nursing departments or individual programs using a SWOT analysis approach - evaluating strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. We then present clear and concise problem statements, together with specific recommendations for improvement.
Variable Budgeting and Staffing.
We have a well developed program for evaluating current budgeting and staffing systems, including the use of benchmark data to evaluate current staffing levels. We provide workshops for nursing management staff on developing and monitoring budgeting systems that are responsive to variations in both patient volume and patient acuity. And most importantly, we also have simple to use tools to help nurse managers develop meaningful budgets and assure ongoing budget compliance.
Staff Recruitment and Retention Programs.
Our consultants have had years of experience in developing innovative staff recruitment and retention programs. We assist nurse recruiters develop effective recruitment programs, and even more importantly, we help nurse managers learn how to market their organization and specific positions.
Perioperative Services Revitalization.
We improve the vitality and viability of hospital operating rooms, perioperative services, and surgery centers. Our leading consultants have served as clinical operations advisors to numerous world-class organizations, including: HCA, Iasis Healthcare, Triad Hospital Group, Baycare Health Systems, Catholic Healthcare-East, Vanguard Healthcare and others.
Our strategy successfully embraces both the clinical and financial needs of organizations - something that we know is critical in today's healthcare environment. We are vendor and GPO neutral, and our recommendations are strictly based on what is best for patients, clinicians, and the organization. Our approach leverages opportunities typically missed by other consulting groups. We dig deeper into existing information and take the time necessary to understand current practice.
Our experience demonstrates that we consistently build clinical implementation teams that yield significant improvements - clinically and financially. Our community of knowledge, databases, and "tool kits" have been tested and proven successful in leading health care institutions. Our ability to quickly assess and act on accurate information allows our clients to spend more time sharing success stories, and less time reading long, tedious recommendations and vague action plans.
Our typical project includes one or more of the following:
- Reducing operating costs without compromising clinical outcomes
- Best Demonstrated Practice staffing strategies in perioperative areas
- Effective mentoring programs for new or experienced surgery managers
- Effective scheduling of procedures, including proven block scheduling strategies
- Maximizing room start and turnover times
- Appropriate use of care extenders in perioperative areas
- Clinician driven product standardization and utilization
- Initiation of "charge by exception" strategies
- Managing relationships between surgeons, employees, and other departments
