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Southcoast Health Deploys in the Kronos Cloud
Southcoast Health, including Southcoast Hospitals Group, which is named
among the top five percent of hospitals in the U.S. for clinical
excellence by Healthgrades®, has selected the Kronos (News - Alert) Workforce
Central suite of workforce management solutions to be deployed in
the Kronos Cloud. With Kronos, the health system expects to further
improve operational efficiencies and employee engagement.
News Facts
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In 2016, Southcoast Hospitals Group was honored with 23 awards and
recognitions from Healthgrades, including being named one of America's
100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac CareTM and placed in the top
five percent in the nation for patient safety. Southcoast Hospitals
Group was also named among the top five percent in the nation for
women's health in 2015. This success was achieved by making strategic
investments, improving clinical processes, and implementing new
technologies.
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With more than 7,400 employees located in 50 ancillary and medical
facilities across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
Southcoast Health needed a workforce management solution to
standardize processes through automation. The health system will
replace its manual solution with Kronos to provide employees access to
real-time workforce information for more equitable staffing, better
self-service features, and greater flexibility in their jobs.
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Southcoast Health selected the Kronos Workforce Central solutions for
time and attendance, scheduling, and forecast management. The health
system also purchased Kronos mobile applications, enabling managers
and employees to access information on the go.
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With Kronos, Southcoast Health also expects to minimize compliance
risk with complex labor laws, which vary by state and region, by
standardizing complex and varying work and pay rules.
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Also by deploying in the Kronos Cloud, the health system will rely on
Kronos to perform all configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and
support of the workforce management solution, enabling its IT
department to focus resources on its mission of clinical excellence.
Supporting Quotes
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Jim Feen, associate chief information officer, Southcoast Health
"Kronos
will offer us increased visibility about operations, and, very
importantly, will help us further boost employee engagement. The
mission of our employees is aligned with our organization's, which is
to offer excellence in clinical and personalize care. We remain
committed to making investments and implementing new technologies that
further help our employees feel engaged and empowered to support this
mission."
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Susan M. Reese, MBA, RN, CPHIMS, director, healthcare practice
group, Kronos
"Southcoast Health is forward thinking in its
approach to addressing the many ongoing changes taking place within
the healthcare industry and is focused on continuous performance
improvement. We are honored to be selected by the health system, which
is unparalleled in its focus on clinical excellence."
Supporting Resources
About Kronos Incorporated Kronos is the global leader in
delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. Tens of
thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries - including more
than half of the Fortune 1000® - use Kronos to control labor
costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity.
Learn more about Kronos industry-specific time and attendance,
scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor
analytics applications at www.kronos.com.
Kronos: Workforce Innovation That Works™.
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