Labor Management Consulting

Hospital operational efficiency and emergency room consulting

LABOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

Improve your organization’s Labor Management

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Labor is the single largest cost for a hospital, and the most controllable. The Sullivan Lakier Group provides Labor Management consulting services that enable you to provide the highest possible patient care at the lowest possible price - maximizing value for your patients. Our consultants bring decades of experience in helping hospitals to manage their labor costs. We perform expert assessments of the drivers of labor costs, identify areas for improvement, develop detailed corrective action plans and assist you in the implementation of those plans. We work hand in hand with your managers and administrative team each step of the way to ensure the process achieves the desired outcomes.

LABOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES:

We utilize a four step process in our consulting which is tailored to the level of support you need. These four steps typically are as follows;

Evaluate your overall labor management area or specific areas identified and make recommendations for improvement
Develop an action plan to guide the improvement work for either your team or a combined hospital-consultant team
Provide project leadership or hands-on support for implementation as needed
Provide an operations dashboard and training that allows the organization to monitor progress and ensure the gains are maintained.

The areas of focus for a labor management assessment typically fall into the following categories:

Strategic balancing of labor cost, service levels, and quality
Hospital-wide and departmental labor targets
Productivity improvement
Right sizing core staff and position control
Reduction of overtime and premium pay
Over-utilization of agency staff and travelers
Staffing policies and procedures
Staff scheduling
Daily staffing practices
Labor budgeting practices
Staffing monitoring tools
On-call and call back utilization
Float pool usage
Cross-training
Recruitment and retention
Labor control education and training

BENEFITS OF OUR LABOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES:

We will work with you to develop and implement strategies that result in:

Reduced labor costs
Right sized work force
Realistic staffing targets
Improved staffing and scheduling practices
Streamlined budgeting cycle
Monitoring tools that provide timely, meaningful and accurate reports
Reduced premium pay
Increased employee satisfaction

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