
BlueSky at SIA Healthcare Staffing Summit: Addressing Core Staffing Pain Points
Discover how BlueSky supports healthcare staffing agencies at the 2025 SIA Summit. Visit our booth to learn about scheduling, compliance, and cost-saving solutions.
Discover how BlueSky supports healthcare staffing agencies at the 2025 SIA Summit. Visit our booth to learn about scheduling, compliance, and cost-saving solutions.
This week, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued a formal letter to healthcare providers and employers regarding the use of non-compete agreements in contracts with healthcare professionals.
FTC scrutiny of the Aya–Cross Country merger highlights risks of MSP consolidation in healthcare staffing and why hospitals need independent workforce control.
The healthcare staffing industry may be on the cusp of another major consolidation with the potential acquisition of Cross Country Healthcare by Aya Healthcare.
In December 2024, Aya Healthcare announced plans to go through with an acquisition of Cross Country Healthcare (Nasdaq: CCRN) in an all-cash deal valued at $615 million, or $18.61 per share. This represented a 67% premium over Cross Country’s pre-announcement closing price of $11.16. The announcement initially lifted CCRN’s stock
A key principle in analyzing business strategies is the time-tested adage: “Follow the money.” This approach is particularly relevant when examining the current landscape in Washington and its potential effects on the healthcare staffing sector. While it might seem unusual to link government actions to healthcare staffing, understanding the flow
How can hospitals hold on to nurses, bring new ones into the fold, and fend off extreme staffing shortages?
Let’s talk about the nursing shortage.
The holidays are notoriously difficult on medical facilities. And this holiday season should be no exception with the pandemic still lingering. As noted by Kelly Gooch of Becker’s Hospital Review, there are many unprecedented challenges in healthcare staffing that have made it more and more difficult to provide the care that patients