A Look at the CMS Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …
Improving staffing coverage helps you deliver on your facility’s brand promise and boost your CMS Star Rating, which can lead to higher revenue per resident.
WorkSync’s seamless electronic health record (EHR) integration guarantees that your planning and scheduling are rooted in accurate, up-to-date medical data. Optimal labor needs are calculated based on your census, zones, and acuities, giving you the right plan to provide targeted care levels.
With WorkSync’s streamlined communication tools and employee-empowered scheduling, you can reduce administrative burdens, improve labor-cost-to-bed ratios, and promote employee engagement. Staff can request schedules that fit their availability and preferences, which raises morale and increases retention.
Labor regulations can be complicated, and the penalties for failing to comply are costly.
WorkSync automates the complex formulas and calculations for compliance with Affordable Care Act (ACA), Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and other legal requirements while also accommodating evolving workforce legislation, like paid sick leave, fair workweek, and predictive scheduling.
Improve patient coverage through per patient day (PPD) and full-time equivalent (FTE) analysis
Broad collaboration functionality, including shift swaps and the ability to find and substitute available, qualified staff
Filter staff candidates by skills, qualifications, work preferences, and other criteria
Scheduling by unit, shift, position, and level of acuity
PBJ filing and state reporting reconciliation
Fluid integration with enterprise risk management (ERM) systems
In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …
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The following is a guest post written by Alex Kostecki, …