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As we all watch the world’s greatest athletes compete in London, from across the globe, it’s often easy to think only of the competition that unfolds daily. In reality, when these athletes perform their sport, those few seconds or minutes are the culmination of years of daily preparation. As young
Vendor management systems have been a part of US commerce for decades, starting with the Ford Motor Company and moving across all other industries. Such systems were not invented with the advent of electronic data managements, but they have evolved to maximize the use of technology. These vendor mangement systems
The recent ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the major tenets of the Obamacare plan will not serve to quell the long and contentious debate over how to fund healthcare. On the contrary, the court bypassed the individual mandate issue by calling it a “tax”, but moved to eliminate
The somewhat surprise affirmation by the Supreme Court this past week for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) has levered up the game of “chicken” that many states are playing with the state sponsored exchanges and Medicaid changes. With the wheels of bureaucracy continuing to creep forward with
My prior blog explained some of the anomalies of the last recession and how it severely impacted revenues in the healthcare staffing industry. If a worst-case scenario happens this year, and the US is faced with a double dip recession, the staffing industry will not be hurt as badly as
As the potential Greek exit from the Euro unfolds and other European economies find themselves on shaky ground, recent employment and GDP figures in the US increase the potential for a double dip recession.
Countless stakeholders across the country are waiting in anticipation for the result of the current challenge in the Supreme Court of the constitutionality of Obamacare. Pundits have second-guessed what the decision may be, and what impact any ruling may have on the populace in general, and the industry specifically.
As the number of unemployed workers remains high along with another new graduating class from colleges around the country, the number of applicants per job posted is reaching historic levels in all professions. In many industries, including the healthcare staffing industry, the sheer volume of applicants has resulted in a
