American Organization for Nursing Leadership teams with Laudio to inform workforce decisions
Nearly 20 health systems have used Laudio's platform to implement new operational models to reduce turnover and costs.
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The American Organization for Nursing Leadership has teamed with Laudio for biannual reports providing data, insights and perspectives to inform the future of work in nursing.
"By collaborating with Laudio on these reports, we aim to deliver insights our members will use and operationalize in real-time. We believe these insights will help inform strategic workforce decisions," said Robyn Begley, CEO of AONL and chief nursing officer, senior vice president of workforce at the American Hospital Association.
The AONL is the national professional organization and voice of more than 11,000 nurse leaders. Its work includes promoting leadership development, improving health through advocacy and fostering a diverse nursing leadership community.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Nearly 20 health systems have implemented Laudio's integrated platform, which is focused on giving actionable insights to help healthcare executives make informed decisions and employ new operational models to reduce turnover and costs.
Turnover in nursing seems to be leveling off, but only after years of steadily climbing in rates. Currently, the national average for turnover rates is 8.8% to 37.0%, depending on geographic location and nursing specialty, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Laudio said its platform streamlines workflows for frontline leaders, strengthens interpersonal connections and aligns C-suite objectives with frontline efforts, enhancing leader efficiency, employee engagement and patient experience.
THE LARGER TREND
Last month, Memorial Hermann Health System began the rollout of Laudio's AI workforce automation platform at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, with plans for a systemwide expansion. Memorial Hermann is also an investor in Laudio.
Laudio CEO and cofounder Russ Richmond is a physician by training who has seen the impact of burnout on clinicians. Beyond the stresses of COVID-19, physicians and other clinicians have the double duty of patient care and administrative work. They are being asked to see more patients due to labor-expense increases, he said.
ON THE RECORD
Richmond said, "By collaborating with AONL and jointly developing a variety of publications, we aim to quantify the value nurse leaders bring to health systems and offer insights into the operational attributes that allow them to be most impactful."
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