Obamacare and the Healthcare Staffing Industry
The somewhat surprise affirmation by the Supreme Court this past week for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) has levered up the game of “chicken” that many states are playing with the state sponsored exchanges and Medicaid changes. With the wheels of bureaucracy continuing to creep forward with full implementation, it serves the […]
Why a Double-Dip Recession Would Not Devastate Healthcare Staffing
My prior blog explained some of the anomalies of the last recession and how it severely impacted revenues in the healthcare staffing industry. If a worst-case scenario happens this year, and the US is faced with a double dip recession, the staffing industry will not be hurt as badly as was the case in 2009.
Does a Double Dip Recession Spell Doom for Healthcare Staffing Agencies?
As the potential Greek exit from the Euro unfolds and other European economies find themselves on shaky ground, recent employment and GDP figures in the US increase the potential for a double dip recession.
Benefits to Healthcare Staffing Agencies if The Supreme Court Strikes Down ObamaCare
Countless stakeholders across the country are waiting in anticipation for the result of the current challenge in the Supreme Court of the constitutionality of Obamacare. Pundits have second-guessed what the decision may be, and what impact any ruling may have on the populace in general, and the industry specifically.
How Automation Has Entered Healthcare Staffing Recruiting
As the number of unemployed workers remains high along with another new graduating class from colleges around the country, the number of applicants per job posted is reaching historic levels in all professions. In many industries, including the healthcare staffing industry, the sheer volume of applicants has resulted in a reliance on more automated methods […]
3 Ways to Utilize Candidates to Source Healthcare Staffing Clients
No matter how many viable candidates are in your database, the law of supply and demand will always mandate amount of revenue you can generate. In short, the more candidates you have to place (supply), the more clients (demand) you will need to service. Obviously any successful healthcare staffing firm will be working on both […]
Three Lessons for the healthcare staffing Industry from FaceBook IPO
The recent initial public offering of the popular social network firm FaceBook provides a cautionary tale for healthcare staffing firms around the country. How in the world does the public offering of a previously private social networking company relate to the staffing industry? Three ways. Expectations, expectations, and expectations.
VMS Operational Considerations in Healthcare Staffing
As a follow-up to our last blog, “Building a Vendor Management System in Healthcare Staffing,” describing a brief history and current state of Vendor Management Systems in the healthcare staffing industry, we will take a look at some of the operational nuts and bolts in its application in the healthcare environment.
Healthcare Staffing Documents with Electronic Signatures
…. Are they really legal? During the course of candidate sourcing in the healthcare staffing industry, legal signatures are required for binding documents between prospective employees and the employer. The volume of paperwork in healthcare staffing credentialing and contracting is typically much greater than in other non-healthcare related fields. The process of sending, receiving, signing, […]