title: 7 steps toward gaining control of your labor costs.
abstract: The following steps can help you address your organization's labor costs: Ask critical questions. Create pay codes to track different additional labor expenses. Look for patterns in staffing. Understand your recruitment and turnover costs. Redefine bonuses. Review your overtime policies. Communicate.
authors.affiliation: Pinstripe Healthcare Group, Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA. JSchwieters@pinstripetalent.com
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwieters
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000191:economics; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States