Managing a medical schedule can be complex. On-call work, patient management, break times… are just some of the factors to be taken into account. Here’s our advice to help you optimize your schedule.
Why choose management software to help you?
The medical sector is a very broad field of work, encompassing many private and public companies. As a result, personnel management and scheduling needs are wide-ranging.
However, they all have one thing in common: the need toorganize schedules. With up to several hundred employees, these structures need to know quickly and easily the availability, absence and working hours of each employee at any given time.
For this, the acquisition of scheduling software is an option to be seriously considered. These tools facilitate management by centralizing data, providing an intuitive interface, and making the software easily accessible.
How do you choose a high-performance scheduling system for your practice?
For medical practices, it’s vital that a scheduling system perfectly meets specific needs. First and foremost, its functionalities must enable efficient scheduling for each individual member of staff.
In addition, it needs to be able to manage different diaries for doctors, assistants and other staff within a single interface. In addition, all diaries must be accessible to everyone, at any time (particularly useful for booking shared rooms, for example).
Finally, some healthcare establishments face particular difficulties. These may include night shifts, on-call duty, temporary or part-time work. To meet these needs, the tool selected must include very specific functionalities.
What are the advantages of these software packages for your medical planning?
It’s worth noting that this type of scheduling software is extremely quick to learn: there’s no need for many hours of training, and a new user will be able to manage the most important tasks in no time at all. This saves time and money.
Accessible via tablet, smartphone or computer, you can access your software wherever you are, as long as you have internet access. So even when you’re out and about with a patient, you can keep track of your diary and schedule.
When an appointment is booked or cancelled, an e-mail notification is automatically sent to the doctor concerned. This helps you to organize your working time and avoid problems (2 patients scheduled at the same time, for example).
As far as maintenance is concerned, everything is done online. This is simplified as much as possible, since the software does not have to be installed on all the workstations in the facility.
Here are some of the other advantages of using dedicated scheduling software:
- Flexibility
- Ergonomics
- Compliance with legal provisions
- Increased automation
- Etc.
Why choose Shyfter to manage your medical schedule?
The use of scheduling software can help you keep your medical schedule up to date without risking an unmanageable workload and unhappy patients.
With the Shyfter solution, you can plan your staff’s working hours in just a few minutes, and manage your schedules in real time, all with a fast, easy-to-use application.