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Nursing, being the largest labor category within healthcare, has long been an area where automation and process improvements have been critical to running a smooth contingent staffing operation. But other labor departments long overlooked – like physicians – are catching on, as changes occur in the healthcare marketplace. Temporary and contract physicians (known as locum tenens) are needed in greater supply due…
A recent report finds that staffing suppliers are looking more favorably at vendor management system (VMS) technology and support hospital/healthcare provider-managed VMS more strongly than any other option surveyed. In the report, we speculate that much of this outlook is driven by a desire to meet the needs of healthcare providers that seek to accrue the many benefits of vendor…
When I was in school I never heard the term tsunami. It was always called a tidal wave. Maybe somewhere along the way science teachers and journalists decided that the word tsunami sounds, well, scarier. And we all know that the scarier something is, the more attention it gets so I guess tsunami is just a better term for those…
Cut costs, cut costs, cut costs. This is the mantra being sung all across corporate America and especially in healthcare due to the reduction of Medicaid payments. Labor typically represents about 65% of healthcare organizations costs. In corporate America, it is “do more with less,” but that doesn’t work in hospitals. A low nurse staffing level tends to lead to…
This is part two of the “Top five reasons why staffing agencies should (and do) embrace technology-driven Vendor Management.” You can read part 1 here. 3. You will get paid quicker and your payroll costs will go down. On average, it takes more than 60 days from the time a shift is worked until the check from a hospital clears the…
In the world of healthcare, not everything is written in stone. Learn how to properly manage invoices, overtime, time slip approval, and more with ShiftWise’s helpful Tips & Tricks.