ATLAS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC.

About Us

Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS) is a leading developer of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, and affordable business management software. Founded in 1991, our company is recognized as an industry leader and was named as one of Software Magazine`s Top 500 Software Companies in 2004 and again in 2005.

Our commitment to customers is reflected in our mission statement: To provide exceptional small business software, customer service and support that will enhance the productivity of our customers. Over 100,000 customers worldwide from small to large-sized organizations in a broad range of industries rely on our solutions.

ABS has developed strategic relationships with leading software companies, like Intuit® and Microsoft®, allowing a greater number of customers to benefit from our solutions. ABS solutions directly reduce costs, save time and streamline business processes for our customers in the areas of human resources, employee scheduling, appointment scheduling, business planning, and financial forecasting.

VSS PRO-Nurse Scheduling Software

About our Scheduling Software

If you are interested in saving time, avoiding scheduling conflicts and reducing staff overtime you need Visual Staff Scheduler® PRO (VSS PRO) from Atlas Business Solutions – provider of the #1 nurse scheduling software. Each day more and more healthcare providers choose VSS PRO program to solve scheduling pains in their organizations.

Why? Because VSS PRO significantly reduces the amount of time, resources and overall cost associated with employee scheduling. With VSS PRO schedulers can:

- Pre-schedule shifts and time off
- Apply shift rotations and schedule patterns
- See the total hours and nurses scheduled
- View staff availability and contact information
- Give nurses access to their schedules
- Print, publish or e-mail schedules and reports

VSS PRO scheduling software is guaranteed to cut your scheduling time in half. Say goodbye to unreliable pencil and paper or bulky spreadsheets and start scheduling with VSS PRO!

In just a fraction of the time you currently spend scheduling, VSS PRO scheduling software will help you schedule nurses, track time-off requests, find replacements, ensure staff coverage, and produce professional schedules and reports. Use it to create staff schedules by shift, position or location, individual monthly calendars, daily rosters, time-off reports, and much more. Our employee scheduling software is easy to learn and easy to use, so you will be up and running in no time.

VSS PRO

VSS PRO Brings Immediate Time Savings to Peninsula Regional Medical Center

Customer Profile

Founded in 1897, Peninsula Regional Medical Center is a tertiary care facility, providing specialty services to over 500,000 patients a year in the Delmarva Peninsula region. With over 350 beds, 300+ physicians and 2,400 health care professionals, Peninsula Regional is one of the busiest medical facilities in Maryland.

Situation/Challenge

Peninsula Regional needs to staff a 24/7 Switchboard along with providing 12-hour service at the Information Desk to assist its many visitors. This dedicated support staff provides patient locations and directions, handles all incoming phone calls, and answers any visitor questions.

Peninsula Regional encountered many challenges when trying to schedule its Information Desk and Switchboard personnel with a custom-built spreadsheet. According to Judy Bailey, Communications Supervisor, “I was tired of spending hours trying to schedule my staff. It was difficult and time consuming to coordinate shift changes and keep track of time-off requests, all while making sure our shifts were still covered.”

A manager from another department recommended Visual Staff Scheduler® PRO (VSS PRO) to Ms. Bailey which was being used to schedule their nursing staff.
She decided to give it a try.

Solution

In no time, Ms. Bailey was able to install VSS PRO and start using it to schedule her staff. “Making the switch to VSS PRO was easy,” she said. “You just can’t compare a spreadsheet to the many benefits of VSS PRO. When my staff requests any changes to the schedule, I don’t have to re-do an entire schedule. Any modifications can now be done in seconds and I can publish an updated schedule immediately.”

Additionally, VSS PRO now indicates how many people or hours Peninsula Regional Communications Department needs by position and shift, and automatically calculates if too many or too few employees are scheduled based on staffing requirements.

“I love the flexibility of VSS PRO,” said Bailey. “I can now rotate shifts, copy shift patterns and publish schedules in any format.”

Benefits

From the first day Ms. Bailey started using VSS PRO, she experienced time savings. “Scheduling is now very easy and is not as time consuming as it used to be,” said Bailey. “VSS PRO paid for itself after the first time I used it.”