Stop paying MSP markups. Learn how growing ASCs centralize agency management to gain real-time cost visibility and enforce credential compliance.
Private equity drives up healthcare staffing costs via consolidation & fee stacking. California’s new laws curb interference. Strategies for hospitals to fight back.
BlueSky Staffing Software’s 2025 Year in Review showed big improvements in functionality and introduced new partners.
The healthcare staffing industry is often described as cyclical, booms followed by corrections. But the collapse of the proposed acquisition by Aya Healthcare of Cross Country Healthcare, combined with renewed federal scrutiny of noncompete practices, signals something more structural: a shift in how regulators view labor markets, consolidation, and competition
The best VMS and healthcare staffing software for hospitals in 2026 helps health systems manage contingent labor, vendor relationships, and compliance in one platform.
FTC cracks down on healthcare noncompetes, targeting staffing firms like AMN/CHG. Implications for MSP/VMS deals, clinician mobility & contingent labor costs. Audit now.
FTC comments related to Aya Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare staffing agencies terminated merger.
Hospital staffing remains steady despite federal budget uncertainty, with agencies leaning on contract extensions, local coverage, and tighter rate control. Learn how healthcare staffing firms can navigate these trends using smarter workforce planning and technology.