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Category: Visibility and Reporting

Why KPI reporting and metrics are a huge deal

The subject of bill rates and rate plans is often the hot topic at any client meeting between a supplier and their healthcare partner. Typically the question is asked: “Are my rates competitive?” and then it is followed up with “I was told that we are below market by X dollars.” Tracking bill rates is extremely important to any organization….

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8 dirty, no good myths about healthcare VMS that need to die

Popular myths surround us. Did you know toilets flush the same direction no matter the hemisphere? Healthcare’s no stranger to a few myths of its own. Here are 8 dirty, no good myths about healthcare VMS that I hope we can all lay to rest. MYTH #1: There will be a vendor exodus! An egregious myth! Vendors want in on…

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Client spotlight: Children’s of Alabama

In the spotlight: Children’s of Alabama ShiftWise User: Melinda Butts Title: HR assistant Job function: Books temps on the non-clinical side Client length: 3 years ShiftWise user Melinda Butts takes us inside her job and tells us what it’s like using the vendor management software. SW: How has ShiftWise made your job easier? Melinda: Where do I begin? It’s a great…

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Strategy insight for using locum tenen physicians

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…

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Temp agency invoicing: Possibly the biggest waste of time in healthcare

Whether they admit it or not, most healthcare organizations use temporary labor from time to time.  When doing so, a typical healthcare organization reaches out to a preferred group of vendors and thus begins a process which starts with communicating the need and culminates with a check being cut by the healthcare provider sometime after the temp actually shows up…

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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. 

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