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
…. 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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
The healthcare staffing industry has seen a steady increase through 2011 and 2012 after several months of slow demand.
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