Detroit Area Mental Health Provider Chooses ScheduleAnywhere to Fill Open Shifts

Online staff scheduling software helps simplify open shift management

FARGO, ND - March 19, 2013 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS) announced today that Common Ground, a nonprofit agency located in Oakland County, Michigan, has selected ScheduleAnywhere as their online staff scheduling software for 60 counselors, nurses and recovery coaches across six mental health facilities in suburban Detroit.

"Common Ground needed a staff scheduling software program that was simple, customizable, and ended our reliance on phone calls to fill vacant shifts," says Heather Visingardi, Vice President of Programs & Services for Common Grounds. Common Ground uses ScheduleAnywhere to prepare work schedules and communicate shift schedules online. Managers use ScheduleAnywhere to communicate staffing needs, such as open shifts, through its built-in employee text messaging and email system.

"ScheduleAnywhere was the perfect solution and we are seeing immediate benefit. The support team has been tremendously valuable in helping us wean from our old paper-based staff scheduling process," said Visingardi. Prior to using ScheduleAnywhere, Common Ground managers used to call service providers to see if they were available to work. This process was tedious and time consuming. ScheduleAnywhere has eliminated this manual process and streamlined communication between managers and employees.

What is ScheduleAnywhere?
ScheduleAnywhere is online staff scheduling software from Atlas Business Solutions, the leader in employee scheduling software for over 20 years. This Software as a Service (SaaS) application 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 is online employee scheduling software so there is no software or hardware to buy or maintain. This online service is cost effective and allows managers to schedule staff quickly and efficiently. Plans start at only $25 per month. Upgrades, enhancements and support are included at no additional cost. For more information or to set up a free trial account, please call ABS at 1-800-874-8801 (1-701-235-5226) or visit www.scheduleanywhere.com.

About Common Ground
Common Ground has six locations in Oakland County, Michigan and provides a lifeline for individuals and families in crisis, victims of crime, persons with mental illness, people trying to cope with critical situations and runaway and homeless youths. Helping people in need for more than 40 years, Common Ground serves more than 50,000 individuals per year. The majority of services are free of charge and 91 percent of every dollar received goes to direct service. For more information on Common Ground's mental health services and shelter-based services, please visit www.commongroundhelps.org.

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.