How contingent nurses help drive revenue, improve patient safety and enhance the work environment

Becker's Healthcare July 27, 2023
in collaboration with Ingenovis Health

Travel nurses are often looked at as a costly complement to an organization’s core staff nurses. However, a strategic staffing model that incorporates travel nurses and other contingent health professionals can successfully drive revenue and improve patient care.

During a July Becker’s Hospital Review podcast sponsored by Ingenovis Health, Bart Valdez, chief executive officer at Ingenovis Health, discussed how a flexible staffing model can support healthcare organizations’ bottom line and other metrics of success.

Four key insights were:

1. Staffing shortages predated the COVID-19 pandemic, have outlived it and will likely worsen. The gap between the supply and demand for healthcare professionals started increasing rapidly about five years before the pandemic. COVID-19 exacerbated and then accelerated those shortages — and...

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