Perspectives

For years, discussions about the nursing shortage have focused on burnout, retirement trends, and turnover. Those challenges remain real, but they no longer tell the whole story. In 2026, one of...

RCM staffing shortages in healthcare are nothing new. And unfortunately, they are projected to continue if something doesn’t change. Revenue cycle management (RCM) in healthcare is an ongoing...

When talking about healthcare BPO, a managed services program (MSP) is often missing from the conversation. Business process outsourcing (BPO) often includes coding, pre-authorization teams, and...

On the business side of a healthcare facility, you already know that every business decision is related to outsourcing in some way. Every cost conversion ties back to outsourcing. So what can you...

Healthcare surges are no longer the exception to the rule. With a wave of respiratory illnesses in February, a heat-wave that brings more trouble in July, a regional natural disaster in October,...

For much of rural America, a doctor’s visit may look drastically different in the years ahead as healthcare staffing challenges continue to deepen. Over the past decade, rural and urban healthcare...

If you are planning your workforce quarter by quarter or even year by year, it’s time to zoom out and broaden the timeline. Short-term staffing plans worked when supply, demand, reimbursement, and...

Posting a healthcare position on a job board no longer works for a clinical position. Experienced RNs, advanced practitioners, allied health professionals, and behavioral health professionals are...

Nurse leaders are carrying a great deal right now, and one of the hardest parts is making decisions without a clear view of what is really happening in the workforce. You can see the vacancies,...

Building a workplace culture that helps nurses feel valued and satisfied takes research and intention. If you are spending too much time and money training new registered nurses (RNs), you could...