Float Pools- Are they working the way you expect?

If your float pool or staffing bank is not providing the results you need, you are not alone. One of the great challenges in the acute care setting is the ability to meet the challenge of daily staffing expectations. Two of the major drivers in this challenge can be the random “call-offs” in an already […]

Cyber Security Part 2:  Data Breach and Cloud Computing Dangers

As previously discussed, the move to Cloud computing is simply the change from working with applications that are loaded on your local computer to working with applications that are generated online via the Internet. Cloud Computing, or web-based applications are not a “Clouds” per se, but are applications that are housed in a computer that […]

Cyber Security Part 1:  Understanding Cloud Computing

The terms “Cloud Computing” and “In the Cloud” are terms that harken pictures of data sitting somewhere in the sky with no physical attributes. Although nothing could be further from the truth, this terminology still leaves consumers scratching their heads as to how all this data can live up in the sky! To make the […]

Physicians becoming Hospital Employees – Does it affect the Locum Tenens Demand?

Between 2010 and 2015, a milestone in the practice of physicians was reached. The number of physicians working as employees of a healthcare organization or a group practice surpassed the 50% mark. This direction of employment versus independent practices has been a growing trend. Hospital systems have been aggressively recruiting physicians for several years. Their […]

Healthcare Staffing a Great Place to Be

The growth or contraction of the healthcare staffing industry has typically followed the direction of the economy. Since hospital census typically takes a dive when unemployment spikes, the need for additional labor softens.

Customize your VMS Portals

Today, businesses require customizable and efficient workflow, especially for healthcare-staffing VMS portals.

6 Points on Selling your Staffing Firm: # 5 Design your Payday

Now that we’ve discussed some of the preliminaries of selling your healthcare staffing firm, it’s time to take a look at the often-used “earn out” strategy. An earn out strategy is a means by which a price to purchase a company is negotiated with