PANNASOFT OPTIMA™
The Optimized Scheduler
optimized scheduling on the go!

 
 

 

Sample Application – Healthcare Institutions

Pannasoft Optima™ aids healthcare institutions in finding optimal solutions to nurse scheduling with consideration to multiple constraints using the evolutionary computation model.

Table 1 lists the actual hard and soft constraints based on the requirements gathered from a reputable private hospital in Malaysia . The requirements encompassed 160 nurses.

 


A sample output is shown in Figure 1. Outputs are flexible and can be customized according to the user's needs.

 

BENEFITS FROM USING PANNASOFT OPTIMA

Efficiency

  • Assists in eliminating problems associated with manual scheduling and allows matrons to focus on quality of care.
  • Reduces the administrative effort in creating and managing nurse schedules, except for manual overrides to cater for dynamic changes.
  • Helps track details regarding shifts, vacation, sick time, leaves and more.
  • A well scheduled workforce optimizes valuable resources.

Productivity

  • A well-scheduled roster
  • produces equitable working hours, shifts, overtime and time off
  • provides nurses with adequate rest
  • In turn, increases nurses' productivity, motivation and quality of service.
  • Improves nurses' satisfaction and retention by accommodating their requests and preferences.

Financial Planning

  • Assists in calculating financials for staffing requirements, in order to better manage overtime and double shifts.
  • Assists in estimating budget and labor costs to manage the bottom line.

Time Savings

  • Quick, easy and effortless scheduling by converting a complex manual process into a simple automated task.
  • Time is freed for matrons to focus on other important issues instead of spending hours designing a best-fit schedule.

Compliance

  • Provides information on shift rotation, overtime and annual leaves to enable monitoring of nurses' working records for labour law compliance.
  • Schedules produced can be archived to provide labour auditors detailed records of staffing resources.

As a result, Pannasoft Optima™ saves healthcare institutions time and resources while minimizing cost and errors.

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