Implementation and Training

Well-balanced hospital staff scheduling is critical to ensure a safe and productive working environment, especially in times such as the COVID-19 pandemic where resources are stretched thin, and patients’ needs are greater than ever.

Infrastructure security aims to limit the vulnerability of infrastructures and information systems to growing threats. This means adopting an appropriate mix of security measures, business continuity practises and emergency management planning measures to ensure that adequate response procedures are in place to deal with disruptions and natural disasters.

Staff scheduling plays a central role in the management of Canadian hospitals’ day-to-day activities. To this day, it is still a very conventional, people-driven process that relies mostly on manual labour. Digital technology is now offering practical new ways to optimize conventional scheduling processes. Discover some of the challenges that hospitals and care facilities may face when selecting new technologies.

COVID-19 has brought an overwhelming workload on hospital staff across Canada. Healthcare centers are caught in a delicate balancing act, one that aims to maintain adequate scheduling and skill mix coverage to provide care for patients while managing staff availabilities to support their personal needs.