Healthcare Informatics: Shoptalk

On-Line VMS: Simplifying the Staffing Process

Hospitals are wasting hours with manual staffing procedures. Too much time is wasted on the phone, sorting through emails, faxes and piles of paper work. The good news is that the paper intensive process is no longer necessary. All of this can now be done online. On-line VMS services allow hospitals and agencies to eliminate their manual and paper staffing processes by providing them with on-line tools to effectively and efficiently manage all of their staffing needs. The result: increased employee productivity, decreased staffing costs and, most importantly, better quality patient care.

In this article ShiftWise CEO, Steve Schwartz, will outline several advantages of consolidating current staffing processed to an online system. He will address many compelling reasons hospitals and staffing agencies should consider this option including the following:

Adopting online VMS services is easy for hospitals. It requires no IT resources on the part of hospitals or agencies.
Online systems allow hospitals to manage all of their supplemental staffing through one easy-to-use interface, eliminating paper and conserving time.
These systems facilitate staffing processes by allowing instant communication so that hospitals rapidly increase their fill rate.
Comprehensive credential management capabilities provide hospitals with the information needed to select the best possible candidate quickly and efficiently
These systems are not only valuable for hospitals, they also enhance the hospital/staffing agency relationship and provide numerous efficiencies for the agencies.

Steve Schwartz, CEO
Steve has spent the majority of his career working with early-stage health service companies. He has served as the CEO of Bay Pacific Health Corp., American Health Ventures, Employee Managed Care Corporation (EMC2 ) and Renaissance Health Care. Steve is currently a Director and Chairman of Bridge Executive Corp.