What is systemness, and how can it help healthcare leaders improve integration and consistency within the workforce? Discover how this approach can help you optimize workforce planning and achieve staffing alignment for your organization.

<h2>Achieving Staffing Alignment Across Healthcare Organizations</h2>
<p>
  Systemness &ndash; defined as &ldquo;the ability to implement cohesive
  system-oriented approaches&rdquo; (<a
    href="https://www.hfma.org/topics/news/2021/04/amid-the-covid-19-pandemic--research-finds-hospital-organization.html"
    target="_blank"
    >HFMA</a
  >) and &ldquo;the capability to make decisions that are optimal for the
  organization as a whole&rdquo; (<a
    href="https://www.advisory.com/blog/2019/03/systemness"
    target="_blank"
    >AB</a
  >) &ndash; is not a new concept in healthcare, but in the wake of lessons
  learned throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we find healthcare organizations
  with a renewed focus on embracing systemness to improve integration and
  consistency.
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<h2>Applying Systemness</h2>
<p>
  Healthcare organizations large and small can employ a systemness approach to
  align processes and integrate services across sites, divisions and
  departments. In relation to staffing, the approach can ensure workforce
  processes are in line with overall organizational needs, leading to cost
  savings, more critical now than ever due to the financial strain COVID has put
  on most organizations.
</p>
<h2>How Systemness Can Optimize Workforce Planning</h2>
<p>
  Healthcare leaders are reexamining workforce issues and staffing functions
  through the lens of systemness to determine how they can integrate these
  processes within and across the whole. Specifically, leaders are looking to a
  systemness-driven approach to:
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<ul>
  <li>
    Develop a cohesive strategy for recruiting and interviewing that will both
    expand access to high-quality talent supply and enhance the candidate
    experience.
  </li>
  <li>
    Apply system-wide best practices in vetting, credentialing, and hiring to
    uphold provider and staff quality, and improve patient safety.
  </li>
  <li>
    Standardize onboarding processes and provide branded training so new hires
    are prepared and aligned with the organization’s identity and mission.
  </li>
  <li>
    Make a universal commitment to supporting the well-being and mental health
    of providers and support staff.
  </li>
  <li>
    Improve retention by offering comprehensive tools, services, and resources
    to enhance provider and staff satisfaction.
  </li>
  <li>
    Develop and communicate an integrated approach to patient care and customer
    service to strengthen team members’ commitment to the organization’s vision
    and values.
  </li>
  <li>
    Centralize workforce planning and create a flexible, active roadmap to
    navigate provider shortages, disjointed staff planning, and labor cost
    inefficiencies.
  </li>
  <li>
    Synthesize data collection, analytics, and communication across the
    organization to ensure workforce decisions and processes are informed,
    effective, and efficient.
  </li>
  <li>
    Realize cost savings by effectively implementing flexible staff solutions
    across the system, considering part-time, full-time, locums, temporary, and
    travel professionals.
  </li>
</ul>
<p>
  While some leaders may have the resources to tackle these challenges in-house,
  many are finding that amidst other demands, particularly those posed by COVID,
  it makes sense to explore outsource workforce operations. The key to success,
  in this case, is to partner with a workforce solutions company that is
  committed to upholding your organization’s identity and systemness philosophy.
</p>
<p>
  A staffing solutions partner dedicated to seamlessly aligning with your
  organization’s goals can help you deliver the safe, high-quality healthcare
  your patients rely upon and the cost-effective flexibility, efficiency, and
  scalability you need to navigate this evolving healthcare landscape.
  <a href="https://www.crosscountryhealthcare.com/contact-us" target="_blank"
    >Contact us</a
  >
  today.
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“Systemness” and Your Workforce