Brownwood Regional Medical Center Launches BidShift(R) to Enhance Effective Staffing.Agency Management Module Centralizes External Staffing Administration SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- San Diego-based BidShift, the leading provider of effective staffing innovations for healthcare providers, has implemented its web-based program at Brownwood Regional Medical Center, Brownwood, TX, an affiliate of Triad Hospitals Triad Hospitals is a Fortune 500 company based in Plano, Texas. It operates 54 hospitals in the United States. In February 2007 it received a merger/buyout offer from another company, and then in March 2007 it received a superior merger/buyout offer from Community Health Systems of , Inc., to provide an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. approach for filling open shifts, empowering employees, and supporting effective staffing practices. BidShift's solution provides convenience and flexibility for filling open shifts, transforming what traditionally has been a time- and labor-intensive manual process and reducing labor costs. "The ability to access shift vacancies quickly and equitably eq·ui·ta·ble adj. Marked by or having equity; just and impartial. See Synonyms at fair1. [French équitable, from Old French, from equite, equity; see equity. by all staff is a key driver in our strategy to ensure effective staffing and quality patient care," stated Pam Craig, chief nursing officer, Brownwood Regional Medical Center. "With BidShift, we have an easy-to-use, centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. solution for open shift management whether shifts are filled internally with our own resources, or externally by per-diem agency staff." Brownwood Regional Medical Center has implemented BidShift to help decrease costs for agency contract labor, reduce turnover and vacancy VACANCY. A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases where an office is not filled. 2. By the constitution of the United States, the president has the power to fill up vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate. rates, and improve process inefficiencies associated with managing external staffing agencies. They are one of the first hospitals to implement BidShift's new Agency Management Module, which provides external staffing agencies real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. visibility into designated open shifts conveniently over the Internet. In the first weeks of implementation, over 165 nursing staff have already signed up to take part in the cutting-edge staffing program, and 525 shifts have been filled. "We are happy to be working with Brownwood Regional Medical Center to provide both effective staffing and scheduling convenience for its caregivers," said David McCaslin, chief executive officer of BidShift, Inc. "With BidShift's proven solution, Brownwood Regional Medical Center is able to improve open shift management while reducing costs. Our new Agency Management Module provides a competitive approach for managing their external labor pool." About Brownwood Regional Medical Center Founded in 1969, Brownwood Community Hospital today is Brownwood Regional Medical Center, a comprehensive healthcare organization with services designed to enhance the health of the communities and customers served. An affiliate of Triad Hospitals, Inc. with 196 licensed beds, Brownwood Regional Medical Center is committed to excellence in medical and surgical care. For more information, visit www.brmc-cares.com About BidShift BidShift is an effective staffing innovations company providing healthcare organizations with the technology, strategy, and insight needed to develop effective staffing practices for the next generation healthcare workforce environment. By aligning a·lign v. a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns v.tr. 1. To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb. incentives and dynamically matching the organization's needs with workforce availability, BidShift positions organizations to retain and attract qualified staff, deliver high quality, cost-effective health care, and cultivate cul·ti·vate tr.v. cul·ti·vat·ed, cul·ti·vat·ing, cul·ti·vates 1. a. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till. b. a world-class workforce/working environment. To learn more, visit www.BidShift.com. |
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