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Healthcare Staffing Industry Technology Report: The State of Supplier-Side VMS

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Challenge: Cultural Transformation  Financial Sustainability  Clinical Integration  Care Continuum  

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Hear perspectives through this report on the sweeping transformation of the health care staffing industry.


The health care staffing industry is undergoing a sweeping transformation in the way clients work with their staffing suppliers. An industry that was once dominated by phone calls and fax machines is rapidly adopting web-based Vendor Management Systems (VMS) – technology that automates the once-manual process of staffing between health systems and their staffing partners.

According to a recent survey from Staffing Industry Analysts, 28% of health care contingent buyers currently use a VMS, and another 24% are seriously considering use of a VMS.1 Health care is quickly approaching the VMS usage of other markets, which averages around 60%.2

This change is being driven by the health care organizations as they seek to accrue the many benefits of VMS technology including improved compliance, cost savings, time savings, enhanced reporting and efficiency gains. Health care staffing suppliers increasingly must adopt and adapt to various VMS technologies in order to retain important clients.

Some suppliers are actively prioritizing clients that have implemented VMS in order to harness the benefits of the technology both for themselves and for their clients.

Though fear of change and a lack of information may cause some health care staffing suppliers to view the trend toward VMS negatively, the survey results presented in this report show that many suppliers believe that automation and improvements in business efficiency have wide ranging benefits to their overall business including a competitive advantage and a model that is supportive of rapid growth.

This survey, as well as an accompanying case study, reveals that when using a VMS system that is widely considered “best in class”, staffing suppliers do have a positive story to tell.

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