The Workforce Management Playbook: How Mercy is empowering nurses, saving premium labor costs + improving care

04/03/24 at 03:00 AM

The Workforce Management Playbook: How Mercy is empowering nurses, saving premium labor costs + improving care 
Becker's Hospital Review in collaboration with Trusted Health; 3/29/24 
At Becker’s 11th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, in a session sponsored by Trusted Health, two leaders from Mercy (St. Louis) — Cheryl Matejka, CFO, and Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, senior vice president and system chief nursing officer — discussed how the right workforce management platform can help organizations redesign their staffing models in tune with nurses’ evolving needs, while saving costs and improving operational efficiency. In Mercy’s presentation to over roughly 100 hospital executives there were three major themes.

  1. In the post-pandemic era, organizations must strive for a multi-generational staffing model redesign ...
  2. Successfully redesigning the staffing model requires transforming 4 key elements ... 
  3. Increasing flexibility and autonomy in staffing translates to cost, time + FTE savings ...
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