Appreciate Our Nurses
In a report released this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), “The U.S. Nursing Workforce: Trends in ...
Addressing the Widening Skills Gap in Healthcare
When most people think of a “skills gap” they assume you’re speaking about the high-tech jobs that are going unfilled because applicants just don’t possess the required educational ...
Healthcare Staffing Trend – The Benefits of Mobility
When discussing trends, mobility is often cited as a phenomenon to watch develop as it gets increasingly more pervasive. But the industry pundits are usually referring to the increased ...
Engaging Contingents Amid Healthcare Innovation
Patients are using technology for health-related reasons at home, and forward-thinking physician practices and hospitals are incorporating digital technologies into how they deliver ...
Demand for Healthcare Professionals High, Growing
While many people are struggling with finding a job or are trying to find growth in their current profession, opportunities for healthcare careers are excellent. The demand for healthcare ...
Making Temporary Permanent – Nurses Changing Perceptions
In a study released last month by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, temporary or supplementary nurses could be ‘life savers’ for hospitals experiencing a shortage ...
Effects of the Nurse Burnout Rate
A meningitis outbreak that was first diagnosed in September killed more than 30 and sickened more than 400. It was traced to tainted drugs shipped by a drug-compounding center in ...
Two Sides of the Story: Contingent Staff’s Performance
There are usually two sides to every story. When it comes to contingent staffing in healthcare, that certainly is true. Some recent studies suggest that temporary or contract healthcare ...
Transparency in the World of Vendor Management Services
Several years ago, the healthcare industry followed the trend of other industries as acute care facilities began consolidating their purchasing processes. One of the most difficult ...
Post Election Analysis: What’s in it for the VMS world?
In addition to electing a President on Nov. 6, Americans also made the case for mandated insurance exchanges in every state. As could be expected, most “red” states had withheld ...


