2023 Year in Review
As we bid farewell to 2023, it’s time to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve embarked upon at BlueSky. In the ever-evolving landscape of hospital staffing, this year has been nothing short of transformative. Join us as we take a look back at the milestones, innovations, and collaborative successes that defined our 2023…. and join […]
Are you responding with fear?
Traveling around through various associations and conferences, I hear the same refrain; “we’re going to eliminate travelers and contract labor”. That sound like music to the CFO’s ears, but is it be realistic? In some cases, a laser like focus on staffing models can have that impact. However, the $63B in temp staffing nationwide presents […]
As the Clock Runs Out, Healthcare Providers Work Furiously to Solve the Contract Labor Crisis
As governmental funding for pandemic staffing has wound down, the bottom line for hospitals has taken a serious hit. Organizations with the highest labor costs during 2022 spent an average of $465M1. Large organizations such as Kaiser Permanente and Banner Health1 took a serious hit during that period of explosive staffing costs.
Healthcare Provider Temporary Staffing: Implausible or Imperative?
Let’s be honest, future healthcare provider financial projections are not pretty. Drastically reducing the highest top line costs to secure future financial solvency is key, and temporary staffing is ostensibly the item zero in on.
A Sea Change is Coming
Managed Service Providers (MSP) utilizing Vendor Management Systems (VMS) or Workforce Management Systems have been a part of U.S. commerce for decades, starting with Ford Motor Company and moving across all market verticals.
Where are all the nurses?
As the pandemic has begun to wane, lingering questions remain. Not the least of which is how much worse staffing shortages became during this period, while the largest healthcare staffing firms enjoyed record breaking profits.
If You Can’t Beat Them, Be Them
Healthcare is home to ~9% of the total market share of the U.S. temporary staffing industry. Over the past few years, the role of managed services providers (MSP) has gained majority share of this system of temporary personnel delivery. What was once a pure technology solution, this model has become a tool for the largest […]
The “Hidden Tax” of Travel Nursing Contracts
If your hospital system is using travel nurses, it is very likely you are using technology called “VMS” or (Vendor Management Solution). The entities that use this technology are called “MSPs”, (Managed Service Providers). Although these tools have been used for decades in non-clinical settings, they didn’t appear in great numbers until the early 2000’s. […]
Experts Weigh Strategies to Keep Nurses From Exiting Workforce
How can hospitals hold on to nurses, bring new ones into the fold, and fend off extreme staffing shortages?