Feb. 8, 2018
Consolidation in healthcare has been a consistent trend for several decades, but as a result of the Affordable Care Act and an increasing need to control costs, not only has the pace of horizontal consolidation accelerated, but we are now seeing a spate of vertical integration. The result: in every sector, fewer, bigger, and more diversified customers.
Consolidation in healthcare: A strategic perspective for providers
February 6, 2018
Consolidation in healthcare has been a consistent trend for several decades, but as a result of the Affordable Care Act and an increasing need to control costs, not only has the pace of horizontal consolidation accelerated, but we are now seeing a spate of vertical integration.
Cross Country makes organizational changes; CFO takes COO role
February 6, 2018
Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) appointed former Executive VP and CFO William Burns to role of COO and named former Corporate Controller Christopher Pizzi as senior VP and CFO. Burns’ and These were just two of the organizational changes at the Boca Raton, Fla.-based healthcare staffing... More
DLH reports revenue up 16%
February 6, 2018
DLH Holdings Corp. (NASD: DLHC), an Atlanta-based contractor to the federal government that provides healthcare staffing, reported revenue rose 15.7% in its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31.
Maxim Healthcare Services announces brand consolidation
February 6, 2018
Maxim Healthcare Services announced a brand consolidation, with its team unified under the Maxim Healthcare Services brand.
Jackson Healthcare appoints former cabinet member to advisory board
February 6, 2018
Jackson Healthcare, which ranks among the largest US healthcare staffing providers, announced named former US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to its advisory board.
People: Delta, HealthTrust, Maxim and StaffDNA
February 6, 2018
Healthcare staffing firms making personnel announcements include The Delta Companies, HealthTrust Workforce Solutions LLC, Maxim Healthcare Services, MedSys Group and StaffDNA.
NHS staffing vacancies reveals staffing crisis in UK
February 6, 2018
The number of vacant nursing jobs reached a new high in the third quarter, according to figures from NHS Digital, which suggests a staffing crisis.
Retirement wave hits: Nursing shortages may worsen — The Staffing Stream
February 6, 2018
Nursing shortages are already being felt throughout the country, and they are expected to intensify as the retirement wave becomes a more significant factor, writes Marcia Faller, chief clinical officer for AMN Healthcare, in a The Staffing Stream blog post.
Healthcare and the gig economy (Lexology)
February 6, 2018
The healthcare industry has already begun to try the gig economy solution on for size, writes Jaklyn Wrigley of law firm Fisher Phillips writes in a Lexology post.
Is the manager role going extinct?
February 6, 2018
The role of manager (as you know them) is going the way of the dinosaur thanks to technology, writes Marcus Mossberger in a new article in Staffing Industry Review’s Online Showcase. Mossberger, Infor’s senior director, healthcare HCM strategy, discusses the role of the manager and the idea of replacing... More