Nurse Shortages

It seems like every year we hear more stories about nurse shortages, continued compassion fatigue and burnout.   Additionally, faced with funding cuts and shrinking profits affecting our nations healthcare providers, it’s no wonder why our nurses are working longer hours, more days.  We all know our nurses are our most precious resource, and finding ways to reduce the burden on them while maintaining quality should be our number one priority.  For over 10 years IntellaTriage has been providing solutions to overcome nurse shortages with nurse based triage services.

We have clients across the country that utilize our network of nurses to help combat shortages, gaps in coverage and employee satisfaction. Groups ranging from hospice, home care, TPA, ACOs, hospitals and physician groups have used us to help shortages that they are facing.

Join our short webinar to hear some of the latest statistics on elder care, nurse shortages along with some simple ways elder care leaders can ease the burden on their nursing staff without raising costs and decreasing quality.

If you have ever wanted to learn more about nurse based triage can help. Contact us today to learn more.

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