Yet, as
contingent labor programs grow in scope and size, compliance can start to take a back seat if there's not a dedicated focus on healthcare compliance standards.
As contingent labor programs grow in size and complexity, contingent workforce management is more critical than ever.
This increase in employee conversions suggests that healthcare organizations are finding value
in contingent labor beyond engaging them for brief projects.
By converting
contingent labor into full time staff, health systems can gain a variety of benefits that far outweigh hiring an unknown candidate.
Many organizations have begun to embrace the idea of
engaging contingent labor as a method of evaluating potential employees prior to hiring any new healthcare talent.
In order to reduce
contingent labor spend, health systems should examine their opportunities to implement sound contingent workforce management solutions.
If your health system is seeking to hire
better contingent labor, there needs to be a careful review of the hiring process.
Using these best practices, health systems can turn reactive and
inefficient contingent labor programs into proactive successful strategies.
As health systems increase their use
of contingent labor, many are challenged with proactive and efficient contingent workforce management.
As contingent labor programs continue to grow, so too can the costs associated with obtaining qualified healthcare contingent workers.
RightSourcing's fully implemented healthcare workforce solutions typically result in
contingent labor cost savings of 5 - 20 percent.
Across the nation, RightSourcing's Strategy, Analytics, and Metrics Team has observed a 41 % increase of
healthcare contingent labor programs.
RightSourcing has observed a 41 % increase nationally in the use of
contingent labor by healthcare organizations.
Rosen explained that a lack of integrated screening technology will hinder employers, background screening firms,
contingent labor suppliers and on - demand platforms.
It shows about 25 % of these «solopreneurs» aren't really solo - they
hire contingent labor on a regular basis.
As the manufacturing - and - farming economy has given way to an information - and - service economy, the number of Americans making their livings from what economists
call contingent labor has soared.
Health systems are increasingly turning over the management of healthcare
IT contingent labor and SOW work to MSP partners.
The Department of Labor's revised Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) rules may change healthcare hiring practices, but it may also significantly impact
existing contingent labor programs.
In this gap, they've increased their use of
contingent labor nationally by 41 % based on a review of strategic analytics by RightSourcing.
New U.S. Department of Labor rules may change the way in which health systems operate, including
how contingent labor programs develop.
Yet before RightSourcing implements a managed services program, many healthcare organizations are managing their
own contingent labor programs with poor results.
When contingent labor programs swell beyond the control of decentralized departments» control, embracing workforce solutions can realign the program with system goals.
Health systems that have
embraced contingent labor often also partner with a managed service provider who recommends conversion strategies as a method for cost savings, talent retention, and more.
This year, RightSourcing has observed health systems have increased their use of
contingent labor across the nation by another 41 %.
In a climate where good IT talent can be hard to find, obtaining experienced SOW workers and
contingent labor remains a challenge for departments already overburdened with technology upgrades and other critical projects.
Within healthcare, RightSourcing has observed a national increase of 41 % in the use of
contingent labor between Q1 2015 and Q1 2016.
Quantitative data will become incredibly important to not only how you engage
new contingent labor, but how you manage the entire supply chain.
RightSourcing proactively
tracks contingent labor cost savings and provides written documentation during business reviews.
The Fountain Group services clients directly, clients with an
internal contingent labor program, and clients with an external managed service program.