In a push to improve margins, the utilization of contract labor is declining.
Learn how healthcare leaders are relying less on contract labor such as traveling nurses, find out about six ways to reduce length of stay, see how collaboration could be a key element of the healthcare ecosystem of the future, find out about stakeholders girding for battle as Congress mulls lifting ban on doctor-owned hospitals, and see how OSF HealthCare is piloting virtual nursing to reduce burnout and improve patient experience.
Monday, October 30, 2023
 

Health systems and hospitals have been relying on traveling nurses to fill gaps linked to nursing shortages.

With contract labor such as traveling nurses cutting into margins at health systems and hospitals, this week's lead story provides insights into how healthcare leaders are relying less on contract labor. 
 

Contract Labor Is Out. CFOs Grow Staff Instead to Save Margins
In a push to improve margins, the utilization of contract labor is declining.
 
6 Ways to Reduce Length of Stay
A pair of chief clinical officers share their strategies for managing length of stay.
Disruptors Find Delivering Healthcare Alone Isn’t So Easy
The HLTH conference reinforced the idea that collaboration may be a key element in the healthcare ecosystem of the future.
Stakeholders Gird for Battle, as Congress Mulls Lifting Ban on Doc-Owned Hospitals
Physician-advocates say that lifting the ban would provide a counterwight to the ongoing consolidation of traditional hospitals.
Digital Twin Tech Is Set to Reshape Healthcare Dx
Health systems are just beginning to develop digital models of everything from organs to people to whole neighborhoods to improve and personalize patient outcomes.
Vitamin Vendor GNC Expands Virtual Care Offerings
GNC Health will offer Basic, Plus, and Premier tiers under the expansion, with prices ranging from $35 a year for Basic to $60 a month for enhanced family plans in Premier.
 

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