Murray Lawrence R
Labor Analytics Division, Kronos Incorporated, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA.
Healthc Financ Manage. 2002 Jul;56(7):50-4.
One of the largest costs in healthcare organizations is labor. As volume of activity fluctuates, the labor supply needs to be adjusted appropriately. Having an appropriate quantity and skill mix of full- and part-time employees affects labor costs per hour and labor efficiency, two labor-cost control points that department managers need to monitor to make effective hiring decisions. Managers can use software applications for operating budgets, productivity monitoring, position control, and staffing/scheduling to manage labor expenses. Knowing the type of information each of these cost-control tools provides is critical to making effective decisions related to labor expenses. Because of their unique expertise, healthcare financial managers can serve as a resource to help the organization's department managers manage labor costs.
医疗保健机构最大的成本之一是劳动力成本。随着业务量的波动，劳动力供应需要进行适当调整。拥有数量合适且技能组合合理的全职和兼职员工会影响每小时的劳动力成本和劳动效率，这是部门经理在做出有效招聘决策时需要监控的两个劳动力成本控制点。经理们可以使用用于运营预算、生产率监控、岗位控制以及人员配置/排班的软件应用程序来管理劳动力费用。了解这些成本控制工具各自提供的信息类型对于做出与劳动力费用相关的有效决策至关重要。由于具备独特的专业知识，医疗保健财务经理可以作为一种资源，帮助组织的部门经理管理劳动力成本。
