Healthcare Staffing Report: Feb. 8, 2018

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Healthcare and the gig economy (Lexology)

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. This is most evident in the shift toward hiring temporary employees and medical staff, and has not been limited to nurses, which is where we see the most drastic, nationwide shortages. The trend has also targeted doctors, specialists, clinicians, and nonmedical personnel.