Part II: What Are Your Margin Expectations in Healthcare Staffing?
In our last blog, we discussed the impact unemployment claims have on insurance rates for State Unemployment. Another major area of concern for healthcare staffing agencies is the worker’s compensation premium that is experience rated as well.
Joint Commission Certification: What’s in it for you?
The decision to begin the process of Joint Commission Certification for a healthcare staffing agency has faced all firms since the organization began certification for staffing firms a little over 7 years ago. The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the […]
Margin Expectations in Healthcare Staffing
One of the most important aspects of successfully moving a start-up healthcare staffing firm from incubation to ongoing success is the ability to effectively manage margins. Tracking the true cost of labor is a cornerstone of all successful staffing companies. Every staffing firm should have their own benchmarks for margin objectives. Letting margins slide only […]
Why nurses choose contract labor over permanent placement
The segments of the nursing population that choose contract labor over permanent placement represent a substantial percentage of the workforce. One of the most important questions healthcare staffing firms has to answer, is how can we attract someone to a temporary assignment that is used to permanent placement.
Medical Liability and the Healthcare Staffing Firm
Participants in the delivery of healthcare have long been primary targets in litigation surrounding complaints of medical malpractice. Good Samaritan laws that can provide some protection from damages resulting from unintentional harm fly out the window as soon as a licensed provider of care becomes involved.
What does the future look like for the Healthcare Staffing Industry?
The healthcare staffing industry has seen a steady increase through 2011 and 2012 after several months of slow demand.
How does Per Diem Medical Staffing work?
Per diem medical staffing comprises a portion of the total healthcare staffing in the US. Per diem medical staffing consists of those assignments that are not contracted for long segments of time. Unlike per diem medical staffing, travel contracted staffing typically commits a caregiver to a pre-determined schedule that can last several weeks or even […]
Building a Vendor Management System in the Healthcare Staffing
Moving contingent workforce processes to a vendor management system (VMS) is a significant undertaking.
The (not so) Simple methods to test for FTEs…
Under the Affordable Care Act – (Part One) It seems a majority of organizations are safely under or over the minimum FTE requirements for complying with the ACA. This blog is not comprehensive, but will give you a few guidelines to untangle some of the regulation.