Do You Trust Your On-Call Scheduler? – Scheduling

amy 02 10, 2014

Can you say these about your Physician On-Call scheduler? If yes, please submit him for the Call Scheduler of the Year Award! "Well, the tallies are nice to have, but not necessary. Our providers trust the scheduler is right; they...

amy 11 23, 2012

We started the Scheduler of the Year Award because we thought it would be a great way to celebrate the “hidden heroes” in our medical community who schedule the physicians’ extremely valuable on-call time. Many consider this a thankless job,...

amy 09 18, 2012

Beyond the rules, day-off limitations, and tally time-frames there is the "wizard behind the curtain", the On-Call Scheduler. We've all tried this: create the perfect on-call schedule that honors ALL the rules, grants ALL Provider requests, while producing fair tallies...

amy 09 09, 2012

How can you reward your remarkable on-call scheduler for his (or her) efforts in a way that can also inspire others? Do they even realize what a meaningful impact their position has within the organization? After the industry "baseline rewards"...