Medix Monthly: August Staffing Insights

Each month, we share our take on healthcare and life sciences staffing, with data-driven insights, timely trends, and innovative solutions.

In this edition, we discuss data and insights — in infographic form — associated with the fall surge in hiring; why advanced practice providers are so vital to healthcare organizations; strategies for improving and achieving excellence in clinical trials; how to decide between a temporary, temp-to-perm, or permanent hiring model; the top 6 costs to include in your healthcare IT budget; a case study about a healthcare system that used Medix for its Epic implementation and completed the project under budget; and what makes a staffing partner superior to a traditional staffing agency.

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Infographic: Healthcare Staffing Best Practices to Get You through Peak Hiring Season

It’s coming: A surge in patient volume coinciding with a fierce competition for talent. This increase in seasonal demand combined with staffing shortages threatens patient care and operational efficiency. Healthcare leaders can plan ahead, though, with staffing strategies that ensure optimal care and mitigate strain on existing resources. Use this infographic to explore the seasonal surge and how to prepare for it with effective staffing solutions.

Understaffed healthcare teams are more than inefficient and inconvenient — they’re dangerous. Here are the top risks of an understaffed healthcare team.

How Healthcare Organizations are Using Advanced Practice Providers to Meet Growing Demands

Advanced practice providers (APPs), such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, are becoming increasingly vital to healthcare teams. As demand for patient care rises along with aging populations, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and ongoing industry reforms, more and more healthcare organizations rely on APPs to meet emerging and evolving needs. Learn about the benefits of APPs and why they are so valuable to healthcare teams.

Nurse practitioner (NP) is the fastest growing occupation in the country. Here’s why healthcare organizations are hiring NPs in such great numbers.?

Guide: Top Strategies for Improving and Achieving Excellence in Clinical Trials

Clinical trials and operations fuel breakthroughs in medical treatments and therapies, but challenges including rapidly evolving technology, changing patient expectations, and global health crises make the jobs of sponsors, contract research organizations, and research sites more difficult. Clinical research leaders can gain a deeper understanding of the shifting landscape in their field with this guide.

How can clinical research leaders ensure trial success? It starts with a skilled team. Use these best practices to build your research team.

Temporary, Temp-to-Perm, or Permanent Hire? Tips for More Cost-Effective Healthcare Hiring

Across the healthcare spectrum, staffing is critical in ensuring quality patient care, but healthcare leaders face a constant challenge: optimizing staffing decisions for both cost-effectiveness and quality patient care. Your success revolves around which of three hiring models you use: temporary, temp-to-perm, or permanent hire. This article will help you determine which staffing model is ideal for you.

Discover forward-thinking staffing approaches that empower healthcare teams to exceed patient care expectations during the busiest seasons.

Top 6 Costs to Include in Your Healthcare IT Budget

A comprehensive and well-planned healthcare IT budget is critical to staying competitive, efficient, and compliant. Creating an ideal IT budget requires careful consideration of various factors, from EHR and ERP implementation and infrastructure to staffing and operational expenses. To make more informed decisions and optimize your technology investments, explore the six primary costs to include in your next HIT budget.

Build a better healthcare IT budget so you can build the best possible healthcare tech team. Here’s how.

Success Spotlight: Regional Health Care System Partners with Medix for Epic Implementation — Executing Project Under Budget and With Local Talent

Hamilton Health Care System, a leading healthcare provider renowned for its advanced care and personalized service, needed to upgrade its electronic health records (EHR) system to enhance operational efficiency and patient outcomes — in 12 months. HHCS partnered with Medix Technology to find the right talent for their project needs. The result: Epic implementation completed on time and under budget.

How did a medical center meet a 10-week deadline to reauthorize thousands of visits to several departments? It partnered with Medix for revenue cycle talent. Read the case study.

Elevate Your Staffing Experience with Staffing Partners

Finding the right talent for your organization is a challenge. That’s why many companies turn to staffing agencies to support recruitment. Staffing agencies can be suitable for immediate challenges, but they fall short in providing personalized, long-term solutions. This is where a true staffing partner comes in. Discover the multiple benefits of working with a staffing partner like Medix here.

Choosing the right staffing partner makes all the difference in how your organization operates and grows. Ask these 7 essential questions to ensure a perfect match.

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