Trinity Health uses ScheduleAnywhere to Manage Staff Schedules

Trinity Health uses an online healthcare staff scheduling software to manage constantly changing staff schedules

FARGO, ND - August 4, 2010 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS) announced today that Trinity Health, a North Dakota-based healthcare system, has chosen ScheduleAnywhere to create staff schedules for the 700 employees in its network of hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Trinity Health's managers and staff benefit from ScheduleAnywhere's real-time schedule information. 

Managing Changes to Staff Schedules 
Staffing coordinators and nurse managers are now able to make informed staffing decisions based on current schedule data. They can access schedule data from remote locations, track bonus shifts scheduled for employees, and use coverage watches to automatically track scheduled staff and staff hours, which reduces the chance for adding calculation errors.

"It had become extremely difficult to schedule employees with the old pen-and-paper method, especially since the schedule changes constantly. By the end of a pay period, the posted schedule doesn't even resemble the original," said Nikki Roed, vice president of nursing services at Trinity Health. "ScheduleAnywhere was easy to learn and it's been an easy way to put together and manage our schedules."

Communicating Staff Schedules Online 
Since ScheduleAnywhere is online healthcare and nurse scheduling software, employees can login to see when they work and to request time off. They will always see the most current schedule. Managers can share schedules across departments and use the built-in messaging system to communicate with other managers.

"ScheduleAnywhere is an efficient way to create schedules and ensure proper shift coverage, while dealing with time-off requests," said Jon Forknell, vice president and general manager of Atlas Business Solutions. "ScheduleAnywhere is also a great tool for easier communication. It allows for more transparency, so managers and employees can see the most current and up-to-date schedules at anytime from anywhere." 

What is ScheduleAnywhere? 
ScheduleAnywhere is an online employee scheduling service that includes everything a manager needs to quickly and easily create and manage employee work schedules. This Software as a Service (SaaS) helps ensure proper shift coverage, eliminate scheduling conflicts, manage shift rotations, track time-off and hours scheduled, handle staff availability and time-off requests, track skills and certifications, and estimate payroll costs. With real-time access to schedules, ScheduleAnywhere assists thousands of managers and businesses daily by saving them time and helping reduce unnecessary overtime. ScheduleAnywhere is ideal for both small businesses and large corporations. 

How to get ScheduleAnywhere 
ScheduleAnywhere subscriptions start at $25.00 a month. Free live phone and e-mail support are provided at no additional cost. For more detailed information, call ABS at 1-800-874-8801 (1-701-235-5226) or visit www.scheduleanywhere.com to access the 30-day free trial. ScheduleAnywhere can also be licensed as a self-hosted solution, along with an API.  

About ABS
Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS) is a leading provider of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, and affordable business software. Since 1991, ABS has helped customers directly reduce costs, save time and streamline business processes by providing employee scheduling software, human resource software, appointment scheduling software, and business plan software. ABS was named one of Software Magazine's Top 500 Software Companies in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.