Feb. 5, 2015

Healthcare Staffing Report

Hospital admissions improved partly due to the Affordable Care Act, and the increase has helped drive strong demand in many areas of healthcare staffing.

ACA helps drive increase in hospital admissions, staffing firms benefit

February 3, 2015

Hospital admissions have improved partly as a result of the ACA, and that is helping staffing firms.


On Assignment sells physician staffing unit for $123 million

February 3, 2015

On Assignment Inc. (NYSE: ASGN) sold its physician staffing segment to Envision Healthcare (NYSE: EVHC) for $123.0 million.


Mitchell Martin buys healthcare staffing firm Therapists on Demand

February 3, 2015

Mitchell Martin Inc. acquired the operating assets of Therapists on Demand Inc., a healthcare staffing firm based in Philadelphia. 


AMN completes buy of healthcare staffing, VMS firms

February 3, 2015

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS) completed its acquisition of Onward Healthcare, Locum Leaders and VMS provider Medefis.


Proposed US bill would raise H-1B visa cap

February 3, 2015

US senators introduced a bill to reform immigration laws for high-skilled workers, including increasing the H-1B visa cap to 115,000 from 65,000.


Healthcare employers’ plans include temps, wage increases

February 3, 2015

Nearly half of healthcare employers, 47%, plan to hire temporary or contract workers in 2015, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.


Demand surges for healthcare professionals, AMN exec says

February 4, 2015

A surge in demand for healthcare professionals that began in the middle of 2014 is continuing, said Ralph Henderson, president of Healthcare Staffing at AMN Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: AMN).


Candidate SmartMatch Technology now available — Promoted

February 3, 2015

StaffDNA released the Candidate SmartMatch, a pairing technology that allows healthcare staffing companies to directly source the best available candidates.


Four ways to improve your recruitment process right now — Staffing Stream

February 3, 2015

Async Interview CEO Christopher Young writes about four ways to improve recruiting in The Staffing Stream.


View From the Boardroom: A Tale of Staffing Success

November 21, 2014

How referrals, testimonials and awards are the brand currency for business.