Oct. 13, 2016 Healthcare Staffing Report Explore The outlook for the healthcare staffing industry looks bright, though healthcare staffing executives should not expect growth to continue at the high levels seen over the last two years. Healthcare segment of the US staffing industry to grow by 8% in 2017 David Francis, CCWP | October 10, 2016 The outlook for the healthcare staffing industry looks bright, though healthcare staffing executives should not expect growth to continue at the high levels seen over the last two years.According to Staffing Industry Analysts' most recent US Staffing Industry Forecast report, the healthcare segment of the US staffing industry is projected to grow by a robust 13% in 2016, decelerating to 8% in 2017.Click to find out more Aequor Healthcare to acquire TheraStaff October 10, 2016 TheraStaff LLC is being acquired by Therapy Staff LLC, part of the larger Aequor Healthcare Services, according to a recently released announcement.Founded in 1994, San Diego-based TheraStaff operates in California, Colorado and Indiana.Click to find out more Parallon Workforce Solutions rebrands October 10, 2016 Parallon Workforce Solutions rebranded as HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, effective Sept. 19. The new name reflects being part of the expanding portfolio of service offerings managed by HealthTrust.Click to find out more More physicians plan to work as locum tenens October 10, 2016 More physicians plan to work as locum tenens, according to a wide-ranging report by The Physicians Foundation and physician search firm Merritt Hawkins citing data from a survey of 17,236 active physicians. The report covers a variety of issues in addition to type of work.In terms of locum tenens, the survey found 11.5% of physicians plan to work as locum tenens in the next one to three years.Click to find out more Advanced Medical buys Indianapolis-based travel nursing firm October 10, 2016 Advanced Medical Personnel Services Inc., a provider of allied healthcare travel staffing, acquired Indianapolis-based IPI Travel Nursing.The deal follows Advanced Medical's acquisition in April of Rise Medical Staffing, a privately held provider of travel nurse staffing services.The transaction brings Advanced Medical to six locations nationwide - Florida, Colorado, California, South Dakota, Indiana and Oregon - and more than doubles its market share and sales over the last 12 months.The combinClick to find out more Healthcare staffing and the November election October 10, 2016 What will the November election mean for the staffing industry? That will be discussed at the upcoming Healthcare Staffing Summit, along with other important issues, said Barry Asin, president of Staffing Industry Analysts. The event begins Nov. 8, election day, in Washington.The Healthcare Staffing Summit will feature keynote speakers former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean of Vermont and Michael Leavitt, former Republican governor of Utah, who will discuss the election.Click to find out more People: Delta CEO; Cross Country recruitment exec; Fastaff LLC and U.S. Nursing Corp; Shiftwise president October 10, 2016 Several healthcare staffing providers added members to their executive teams this month. Firms include The Delta Companies, Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN), Fastaff LLC and U.S. Nursing Corp., and VMS provider ShiftWise.The Delta CompaniesThe Delta Companies promoted Bill Tracewell to CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2017. He succeeds founder Jeff Bowling, who will remain active within the organization and hold a position on the board of directors.Click to find out more Best practices for contingent workforce engagement — Staffing Stream October 11, 2016 The US Government Accountability Office found 40% of the workforce is contingent in some capacity.Click to find out more Team Health studying possible sale (The Wall Street Journal) October 11, 2016 Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH), a clinical outsourcing provider in healthcare, is exploring a sale to a private-equity firm, The Wall Street Journal reported. Team Health is in talks with Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital and could reach a deal to go private this month, people familiar with the matter told the newspaper.Click to find out more Supplemental CEO: Go outside your company to learn, grow your firm October 11, 2016 Look up. Listen up. Speak up. When I joined the staffing industry, work was heads-down and often desk-bound. Mobility required wheels. Communication was tethered to wires and ruled by paper. I loved my team, worked with great clients and candidates, but my world was fairly small and self-contained. That is no longer true for any of us.Click to find out more