Nurse Staffing: Why today is different than in the “Great Recession”

What’s the current status of nurse staffing? IT’S A CENSUS YEAR FOR THE US. As hospitals stretch to meet the growing demand for census requirements, it is instructive to take a long-term view of the impact on the healthcare-staffing segment of the industry. History is usually helpful in predictive analysis. An example of this is […]

Medicare and Medicaid Allows Doctors to Practice Across State Lines

One of the biggest health IT related news items to come out was the announcement by Vice President Mike Pence that HHS was issuing a regulation to permit doctors to practice across state lines.  State Medical Licensure is something that has baffled many of us that have worked in healthcare.  I’m sure there’s some historical […]

2020 Healthcare Trends: Improve Your Onboarding!

The Challenges of Healthcare Recruiting: Ineffective Onboarding Process Today’s healthcare talent shortages allow doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, and other medical professionals to be selective about where they work – and for how long.

2020 Healthcare Trends: Mergers, Acquisitions and Who Loses When Companies Gain

A monopoly in motion as Healthcare Staffing Agency  purchases locum tenens software provider. SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CHG Healthcare, the nation’s largest privately held healthcare staffing company, announced today the acquisition of LocumsMart, the leading locum tenens vendor management system (VMS).