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Staffing Industry Analysts’ Alternative Payment Models in Healthcare report summarizes some of the most important alternative payment models that have been introduced over the past several years.

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Alternative payment models in healthcare

Tony Gregoire, CCWP | January 9, 2018

As we are often reminded, the United States spends much more money on healthcare than other developed nations, without the results to show for it. The culprit most cited is our fee-for-service model, which rewards healthcare providers for the volume of healthcare provided, rather than the quality.

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Jackson Healthcare acquires Avant Healthcare Professionals

January 9, 2018

Jackson Healthcare, one of the largest US healthcare staffing firms, acquired Avant Healthcare Professionals of Orlando, Fla. Avant founder and CEO Shari Dingle Costantini will join Jackson and report to Jackson Healthcare Group President Scott L'Heureux, who leads several Jackson Healthcare companies based in Orlando.Avant Healthcare works in the field of international recruitment and placement of healthcare professionals. It has more than 650 employees in more than 38 states.

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US physician compensation in US up 5.1%, report says

January 9, 2018

Physician compensation in the US rose 5.1% in 2017 and physician job advertisements increased year-over-year in 10 large metropolitan areas, according to a research study on the 2017 labor market for doctors released by Doximity, a social network for physicians and advanced practice clinicians.These are the five metro areas with the largest compensation growth, according to the report:San Francisco: 16%Indianapolis: 14%Los Angeles: 13%Philadelphia: 11%Milwaukee: 10%Among 10 common medical specia

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Peak Health Solutions names president

January 9, 2018

Health information management services company Peak Health Solutions named Brad Hill as president.Peak Health Solutions provides remote medical coding and consulting solutions to hospitals and physician medical groups nationwide. AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS) acquired the company in June 2016.Hill has more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience, primarily in revenue cycle technology and services for both payers and providers.

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Wapiti acquires Emergency Practice Associates

January 9, 2018

Wapiti Medical Staffing acquired the assets of Emergency Practice Associates, an Iowa-based provider of hospital emergency medicine practice management and staffing services.The transaction closed Jan.

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Feds arrest fake doctor after staffing firm assignments

January 9, 2018

A man from Glen Allen, Va., posed as a doctor using fraudulent information to land assignments through medical staffing companies, the US Attorney's Office announced. In one case, the man was assigned as an independent contractor physician to a free clinic in Newport News, Va.

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Cejka Executive Search appoints leader for academic medicine and health sciences practice

January 9, 2018

Cejka Executive Search, the healthcare executive and physician search division of Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN), announced Alan Johns joined the firm as executive VP, managing principal, to lead the firm's academic medicine and health sciences practice.Jones has three decades of experience in higher education/academic health sciences administration, finance, operations, strategic planning, research administration, risk assessment and accountability.

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Tech trends to watch in 2018 — The Staffing Stream

January 9, 2018

As 2018 begins, it's time for staffing professionals to look ahead at industry-shaping trends that will impact their work over the next year. Challenges like the competitive labor market and the accelerated pace of digitization is prompting change in the workforce.

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Jackson Healthcare names president of Healthcare Staffing Technologies

January 9, 2018

Jackson Healthcare, one of the largest US healthcare staffing firms, promoted Karyn Mullins to president of Healthcare Staffing Technologies, a new position within the firm.  Healthcare Staffing Technologies, a Jackson Healthcare company, provides career websites and healthcare technology solutions nationwide.

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InGenesis acquires Kelly Healthcare Resources

January 9, 2018

InGenesis Inc., a San Antonio-based healthcare staffing firm, acquired Kelly Healthcare Resources, the healthcare specialty business of Kelly Services (NASD: KELYA)."We are thrilled with this acquisition as it blends the storied tenure of Kelly's healthcare business with our focused innovation," InGenesis CEO Veronica Muzquiz Edwards said.The trans

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