INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
The reality of clinical scheduling
Manage complex scheduling constraints
Labor laws, contractual agreements, skill requirements, and minimum staffing levels all have to line up at once. That makes healthcare workforce scheduling both complex and time-consuming.
Balance staffing needs and employee preferences
Patient demand, staffing requirements, and employee preferences don't always align, which turns every schedule into a constant balancing act.
Respond to constant change
Patient demand shifts, staff call in sick, and care requirements evolve. You have to adjust continuously while keeping continuity of care intact.
A strategic perspective
Sijbrand Hofstra
With increasing care demand and skilled staff becoming harder to find, smarter scheduling isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. By combining user-friendly, AI-powered software with employee-driven planning, we help create schedules that work for both care providers and caregivers!
PROVEN RESULTS
The impact in numbers
Less time spent on scheduling
Cut the time spent building and adjusting schedules by up to 75%, so your planners can focus on managing exceptions and supporting their teams.
Fewer scheduled hours
Align staffing more closely with demand and let optimization handle the complexity, reducing total scheduled hours by 3–5%.
Reduction in overtime costs
Improve schedule quality to create more predictable staffing levels, reducing reliance on costly overtime by up to 10%.
OUR PRODUCTS
Software built for your industry
ORTEC Workforce
Workforce schedules that balance demand, contracts, skills, and business rules in a clear and dependable plan.
RESOURCES
Expert analysis
Dialyse Centrum Groningen: Staff-led self-scheduling
Dialyse Centrum Groningen uses ORTEC Workforce Scheduling to give healthcare staff control of their own schedules across four sites, with a calmer planning process.
Three real-world examples of better employee schedules
How optimization and AI improve employee schedules in aged care, mining, and retail — balancing cost, coverage, fairness, safety, and wellbeing in practice.
ORTEC Workforce: Reducing complexity while ensuring people remain in control
Explore how ORTEC uses AI to improve workforce scheduling through better recommendations, reduced manual effort, and more reliable staffing decisions.
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See our software in action
Whether you're evaluating options, facing a specific challenge, or just want to see the software in action - we're ready to help you explore what comes next.
