Infor Staffing Optimizer for Healthcare:
Two pneumonia cases, different needs
Every patient is unique and responds uniquely
to care. That’s something that we understand at
Infor® Healthcare.
Infor Staffing Optimizer for Healthcare, an evidencebased patient acuity and workload management
solution, provides a link between the patients being
cared for and the nurses who care for them, so
your healthcare system can provide excellent care
which leads to better patient outcomes.
By using empirical, evidence-based data to establish
detailed knowledge of your exact patient care needs,
Infor Staffing Optimizer recommends the right number
of staff for specific patients, with the right skills, at the
right location, on the right shift, every time.
Carl Jennings
Aaron Smith
Age: 78
Diagnosis: Pneumonia
Comorbidity: Diabetes
Age: 78
Diagnosis: Pneumonia
Comorbidity: Diabetes
Underlying condition:
Age-related dementia
Infor Staffing Optimizer’s evidencebased methodology is founded on the
belief that no two patients—even
those with the same diagnosis—
require exactly the same care.
It’s a combination that helps maintain efficient staffing
levels and improve patient safety to deliver the best
outcome for your patients.
Let’s look at an example of how two patients with the
same diagnosis can require different levels of care.
Intervention
Progressive care
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Shift/update assessment 4 or more active problems
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Evaluation of patient’s response to care
Pain assessment
Plan/revise nursing care plan/critical
path/discharge plan
Coordinating care/consulting activities
Reinforce teaching or emotional reassurance
Frequent reorientation
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4 count
4 count
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1 count
Therapeutic time
Fall protocol (Morse Scale >60)
Isolation precautions
Vital signs q 4 hours
Neurological checks (in addition to routine check)
Blood glucose monitoring
Weight
Oral, supp, topical, gtts, prn 1-4 trips/24 hours
IVPB/IV push meds/lock maintenance
1-4 trips/24 hours
Peripheral IV maintenance
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Nebulizer treatments (by nursing staff)
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Specimen collection (except blood)
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3 count
Venipuncture
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Cough/deep breathe/IS with assist of nursing staff
Oxygen therapy/pulse oximetry
Oxygen therapy/continuous pulse oximetry
Feeds self with assistance
Totally fed by personnel
Additional dietary needs
Toilets with assist of one/measure output
Toilets with assist of two/constant supervision
IVPB/IV push meds/lock maintenance
1-4 trips/24 hours
Bathes self with assistance
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Total bath by personnel
Transfer to and from chair or ambulate with
assistance of one
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Transfer to and from chair or ambulate with
assistance of two or more
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Indirect Care—Progressive Care
6.46 hours
11.03 hours
Aaron requires 4.57 more hours of care
While on the surface it would appear that the two patients share many traits, Aaron requires 4.57 more hours of care
from nursing staff. Using Infor Staffing Optimizer, the healthcare facility can recommend the right combination of staff
with the right mix of skills to care for both patients. This results in increased satisfaction for both staff and patients,
better outcomes, and great efficiencies for the healthcare organization.
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