Nov. 10, 2016
Amidst a mixed bag of earnings at publicly traded hospital systems, AMN Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare reported better than expected results for the third quarter of 2016.
AMN and Cross Country results better than expected
November 7, 2016
Amidst a mixed bag of earnings at publicly traded hospital systems, AMN Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare reported better than expected results for the third quarter of 2016.
Private equity firm takes majority stake in AHS Staffing; new execs include former AMN leader
November 7, 2016
BelHealth Investment Partners LLC, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, acquired AHS Staffing LLC, a healthcare staffing firm based in Edmond, Okla. AHS Staffing also announced Steven Francis — the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS) — joined... More
TeamHealth to be acquired for $6.1 billion
November 7, 2016
Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH), a clinical outsourcing provider in healthcare, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds affiliated with global asset manager Blackstone and certain co-investors in a transaction valued at approximately $6.1 billion.
Accountable buys Kentucky firm
November 7, 2016
Accountable Healthcare Staffing Inc. acquired Louisville, Ky.-based Horizons Medical Staffing and Hopewell Healthcare.
Fusion Healthcare appoints former Select president as chairman
November 7, 2016
Fusion Healthcare Staffing LLC appointed Paul Sorensen as chairman. Sorensen formerly served as president of The Select Family of Companies, which merged with EmployBridge last year.
Aya Healthcare buys HealthCare Select
November 7, 2016
Aya Healthcare, a provider of travel nursing and workforce solutions to hospitals, acquired HealthCare Select, which provides VMS and MSP services to help hospitals manage their contingent labor.
AMN changes stock exchange ticker symbol
November 7, 2016
AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS), the largest US healthcare staffing firm, changed its New York Stock Exchange trading symbol to “AMN” from “AHS.”
The ACA’s impact on healthcare staffing – Staffing Stream
November 7, 2016
The Affordable Care Act has a huge impact on healthcare staffing – a trend that will continue into the future, writes Ralph Henderson, president, professional services at AMN Healthcare, in a The Staffing Stream blog post. The growth of millions of newly insured patients put tremendous upward pressure... More
Physician executive compensation rises 8%
November 7, 2016
Median compensation for physician executives grew an average of 8% between 2013 and 2016 to $350,000, according to the 10th biennial Physician Leadership Compensation Survey released today by Cejka Executive Search and the American Association for Physician Leadership.
Benefit of Counsel: Joint employment
November 7, 2016
Recently, some government agencies have changed their rules to more easily find joint employment in situations where they did not find it before. George M. Reardon, an attorney specializing in staffing industry law, discusses measures to help fend off a joint employment finding by a determined court... More