In past posts we have discussed how effective temporary staffing can be at improving the quality of care, reducing costs and improving revenue at your hospital or healthcare facility if it is viewed as and made part of your overall staffing plan, rather than a last resort.
One aspect of this plan should be a formal [...]

A controversial article within the healthcare staffing industry by the nonprofit journalism organization ProPublica, appeared in The Los Angeles Times on Sunday, Dec. 6th. The article, Temp Firms a Magnet for Unfit Nurses, discusses the quality, or lack thereof, of nurses working through staffing firms. It appears to be just one of many articles dealing with problems that the state of [...]

When it comes to staffing your hospital it important that you have a plan in place. You want to make sure that you have enough nurses in place to deal with things like seasonal fluctuations, the opening of new units or wings, unexpected and expected staff vacancies and illnesses just to name a few. That part [...]

Using temporary healthcare staffing is a great strategy anytime your hospital, skilled nursing facility or other healthcare facility is faced with a need that is either difficult to fill or is just short-term in nature, like a maternity leave for instance. In situations like this you can turn to healthcare staffing companies that provide temporary or travel nurses, travel therapists or techs. You can also look to Per Diem staffing agencies if the needs are very short-term.

Over the next severalweeks we are going to be bringing you a new series that tackles some of the common questions about temporary healthcare staffing.

A recent article in the USA Today talked about hospital CEOs’ efforts in cutting out wasteful spending to not only increase the efficiency and profitability of their hospitals but also help lower the cost of healthcare, an obviously hot topic right now.
It discussed waste in supplies and use of staff’s time and how some hospitals [...]

Have you ever wondered what the nurses and allied health professionals working for you thought of your unit, management style or hospital. Thanks to a new website called NurseRatings.org you may be able to find out. The site is very new and as of yet I have not seen any ratings take place, but I think [...]

Over at HospitalImpact.org was a great post about emotionally intelligent patient care using DISC personality profiles (Dominant, Influential, Steady, Conscientious). The thought of personality types in a hospital unit is intriguing for a couple of reasons.
The first being the impact on patient care on an individual basis and being able to recognize what your patients [...]

We are always trying to provide you with the best content on the internet when it comes to nurse and allied health staffing issues. And one way to do that is to bring you other sites that we think are doing a great job. So keep a look out for this new monthly feature and [...]

In the current economy we are seeing many hospitals relying on their own perm staff to fill a lot more overtime hours than in the past. For some nurses and therapists this is a welcome boost to their paycheck, while for others it may be something they feel obligated as caregivers to do. No matter [...]