OptiLink Enhances Software to Help California Hospitals Comply with New Safe Staffing Legislation; Staffing Center Gives Caregivers Push-Button Compliance.Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2003 OptiLink Healthcare Management Systems(TM), Inc. (www.optilinkhealthcare.com), formerly QTA QTA Quetta (Pakistan) QTA Quick Turn Around QTA Disregard (Ham Radio Q signal) QTA Quality Trait Analysis QTA Qwest Total Advantage QTA Qualification Test Article , Inc., today announced that it has added new features to its OptiLink Staffing Center(TM) software solution for staffing, scheduling, and acuity acuity /acu·i·ty/ (ah-ku´i-te) clarity or clearness, especially of vision. a·cu·i·ty n. Sharpness, clearness, and distinctness of perception or vision. . New functionality and reporting capabilities are designed to help California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). hospitals comply with safe staffing legislation (Assembly Bill 394 and Title XXII) taking effect Jan. 1, 2004. Staffing Center now features built-in minimum nurse-to-patient ratios that allow the software to monitor and project adequate staffing levels on an hour-by-hour basis. This enables nurse managers to quickly determine if individual units are properly staffed based on the actual number of patients and their latest acuity, which indicates how much care they require. New safe staffing reporting capabilities include a Title XXII Compliance Report that shows an acuity index for each shift; required staffing vs. actual staffing levels; licensed staff-to-patient ratios; and the percentage of professional licensed staff providing patient care. The Hospital Ratio Compliance Report is an administrative summary of nursing unit compliance, or non-compliance, with licensed staff-to-patient ratios for a given time period. In addition, nurse managers can create charts that depict de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. the Patient-to-Licensed Professional Staff Ratio and the Patient-to-Licensed Staff Ratio for any day and shift. "Many California hospitals still have not implemented a reliable and easy-to-use staffing and patient classification system to help them comply with AB394," said Deborah K. Wall, executive vice president and co-founder of OptiLink Healthcare Management Systems. "We want to talk to these hospitals because OptiLink is the only company that offers a fully 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. solution that enables nurse managers to literally determine compliance with staffing ratios with just the touch of a button." For a case study on how OptiLink helps one California One California is a skyscraper in San Francisco, California. The building rises 438 feet (134 meters) in the northern region of San Francisco’s Financial District. It contains 32 floors, and was completed in 1969. hospital comply with safe staffing legislation, visit http://www.optilinkhealthcare.com/prodPcss.html. About OptiLink Staffing Center OptiLink Staffing Center is the first integrated healthcare management software solution that combines staff scheduling, patient classification, 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. staff management and workload The term workload can refer to a number of different yet related entities. An amount of labor While a precise definition of a workload is elusive, a commonly accepted definition is the hypothetical relationship between a group or individual human operator and task demands. forecasting. It helps reduce hospital administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. , and cuts administrative work from hours per shift to minutes per shift, giving caregivers more time to devote to their patients. About OptiLink Healthcare Management Systems OptiLink Healthcare Management Systems, Inc., formerly QTA, Inc., is the first healthcare management systems development company to offer hospitals and other caregiving organizations a single integrated solution for acuity, workload forecasting, staffing, and scheduling. For more information, visit www.optilinkhealthcare.com, or send an email to info@optilinkhealthcare.com. For a demonstration, call 800-214-2008, or send an email to sales@optilinkhealthcare.com. Corporate headquarters is located at 13535 SW 72nd Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97223. |
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