OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantas, a
leading provider of labor management technology, services, and
strategies for the healthcare industry, today announced that
Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization
in New Jersey, selected the
company's labor management technology and services.
Meridian Health, named one of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to
Work For" and the first health system in the country to receive
Magnet designation for Nursing, will leverage Avantas' consulting
services and labor management technology, Smart Square®,
to optimize labor management processes across its six hospitals.
Avantas is an AMN Healthcare company.
Under the terms of this three-year agreement, Meridian Health
will adopt Avantas' proven HELM®
methodology (healthcare enterprise labor management), which will
help the organization develop an efficient, sustainable and
automated approach to managing its workforce. HELM represents a
disruptive innovation for the healthcare industry, challenging
organizations to rethink what is possible with regard to labor
management. The HELM approach is comprehensive and sophisticated –
combining the science of workforce planning, demand forecasting,
operational best practices, and a complete set of scheduling and
staffing tools.
"We knew we needed a partner that offers both an automated labor
management solution and the healthcare workforce management
expertise to help us implement the strategies we need to achieve
our goals," said Maureen Sintich,
MSN, MBA, R.N., WHNP-BC, NEA-BC, senior vice president and chief
nurse executive. "Prior to selecting Avantas, we looked at a number
of labor management solutions, but only Avantas provided a
comprehensive, end-to-end methodology that begins with an upfront
workforce analysis to help us forecast demand and ensure we have
the right types and numbers of resources to serve our community.
Avantas will support our goal of establishing more consistent
staffing processes and policies between facilities and increase
efficiency across our entire system, enabling us to leverage our
resources based on accurate predictions of volume rather than
budget."
As part of the agreement Meridian signed with Avantas, Meridian
will implement Smart Square, including Avantas' patented open-shift
management tools. Smart Square is the only healthcare scheduling
and productivity software that combines demand forecasting with
robust scheduling functionality, enterprise transparency, and
business intelligence tools all in one application. This technology
will provide Meridian with access to timely, actionable information
to identify negative workforce management trends and make
adjustments before productivity is affected.
"With our flexible, agile approach and technology, we can meet
the diverse needs of a large multi-site system like Meridian," said
Chris Fox, President, Avantas. "We
are proud that such a highly-regarded organization has embraced our
healthcare enterprise labor management methodology and solutions,
as it demonstrates Avantas' ability to help organizations of all
sizes meet patient demand, drive quality improvements and achieve
their financial goals."
About Meridian Health
A leading not-for-profit health
care organization in New Jersey,
comprising Jersey Shore University Medical Center and K. Hovnanian
Children's Hospital in Neptune,
Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in
Red Bank, Southern Ocean Medical
Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore
Community Hospital in Holmdel, and
Meridian Partner Companies that include home health services,
skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, ambulatory care,
ambulance services, fitness and wellness centers, and outpatient
centers. In April, Meridian Health and Raritan Bay Medical Center
signed a definitive agreement to merge. In May, Meridian Health and
Hackensack University Health Network also signed a definitive
agreement to merge. Meridian Health has consistently been
rated among the top performing health systems in New Jersey for clinical quality, is one of the
FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" for six consecutive years,
and is the recipient of numerous state and national recognitions
for patient care and nursing excellence. Meridian Health is a
member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium
alongside six of the nation's leading health systems, to focus on
the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving
efficiencies. With more than 100 convenient locations, over
1,800 beds, nearly 13,000 team members, and affiliations with more
than 2,000 of the area's finest physicians, Meridian Health is a
leading health care provider in New
Jersey, providing quality health services, facilities, and
programs. For more information, please visit
www.MeridianHealth.com.
About Avantas
Developers of the
HELM™ methodology (healthcare enterprise labor
management), Avantas is devoted to serving the healthcare industry.
Its proprietary approach to managing labor consists of workforce
planning services and a scheduling and productivity solution, Smart
Square®. This comprehensive approach provides its
clients with tailored best practice labor management strategies
designed to drive substantial and sustaining cost and quality
improvements across the enterprise through automation. Avantas is a
division of AMN Healthcare. For more information, please visit the
Avantas website at www.Avantas.com.
About AMN Healthcare
AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AHS) is the
leader and innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and
staffing services to healthcare facilities across the nation. AMN
Healthcare's workforce solutions - including managed services
programs, vendor management systems, recruitment process
outsourcing and consulting services - enable providers to
successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve
patient outcomes within the rapidly evolving healthcare
environment. The Company provides unparalleled access to the most
comprehensive network of quality healthcare professionals through
its innovative recruitment strategies and breadth of career
opportunities. Clients include acute-care hospitals, community
health centers and clinics, physician practice groups, retail and
urgent care centers, home health facilities, and many other
healthcare settings. AMN Healthcare disseminates news and
information about the Company through its website, which can be
found at www.amnhealthcare.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company based
these forward-looking statements on its current expectations,
estimates and projections about future events and the industry in
which it operates using information currently available to
it. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from
those implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and its other
periodic reports as well as the Company's current and other reports
filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Be advised that developments subsequent to this press
release are likely to cause these statements to become outdated
with the passage of time.
Media Contact:
Scott
Allison
Scott.Allison@Avantas.com
402-717-7706
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