Global VMS: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

As companies attempt to globalize their contingent workforce solutions, they must keep in mind that globalization goes beyond currency, tax and language. Any vendor management system ...

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 ...

Volume Discounting for Large Vendor-Neutral Programs

Some of you may remember Andy Rooney from the TV how 60 Minutes. He always started his bit at the end of the show with the phrase, “Did you ever wonder?” Well, I’ve been ...

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 ...

Why the VMS Promotes Second-Class Citizens

The subject of VMS arouses negative sentiments from most of the staffing suppliers I know — and for good reason. It’s not just about low margins. As staffing professional, we are ...

Pioneering Data Visualization

Somewhere between the safe, sterile cul-de-sac of standard reporting and the wild-wild west of statistical analysis lies the open frontier of data visualization. This fresh way of presenting ...

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 ...

VMS: Rapid Deployment vs. a Deployment Done Rapidly

We’ve reached an exciting time in the vendor management industry. Several forces — including workforce dynamics, economic changes and shifting cultures — have made efficient contingent ...

Mobility and the VMS Experience

Most of us have experienced dramatic changes in our work life as technology has evolved from using a stationary desktop PC at the company office, to a laptop, to a mobile device. We ...

VMS in Healthcare Staffing Poised for a Comeback

After suffering a body blow during the recent recession, the healthcare staffing industry is again gaining momentum. The perfect storm of high unemployment coupled with loss of job ...

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