Nursa CEO Curtis Anderson Featured on HIT Consultant

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Key takeaways:

Tech-enabled staffing platforms can fill 56% of nursing shifts within 24 hours when nurses choose their openings.
Utilizing 1099 clinicians for 10-15% of shifts can significantly reduce turnover and vacancy rates.
W-2-only staffing approaches may cost three times more than integrating PRN clinicians.
Empowering nurses to select their work schedules enhances job satisfaction and retention.
Innovative staffing strategies should be evaluated with data before being dismissed.

Curtis Anderson, CEO and founder of Nursa, recently published an article on HIT Consultant, a leading source of healthcare technology news, analysis, and insights for healthcare executives, physicians, and providers.

The article “In the Push to Close Nurse Staffing Gaps, the Math Points to Diversifying Support” encourages healthcare executives to think outside the box regarding staffing strategies.

Why should facilities use a tech-enabled staffing platform?

Anderson shared the following remarkable statistics supporting the use of a tech-enabled PRN platform to address staffing challenges:

When nurses were allowed to select specific openings rather than take on a predetermined number of shifts, 56 percent were filled within 24 hours of start time.
One out of four 1099 hospital workers ended up being employed by the hospital where they worked as independent contractors.
Relying on 1099 clinicians for 10 to 15 percent of open nursing shifts reduced turnover and vacancy rates.
Many hospitals that attempted a W-2-only approach spent three times more on nurse staffing than when they integrated PRN clinicians.

3 tips for expanding staffing approaches

The following are three recommendations Anderson offered for branching out from conventional staffing approaches:

Let nurses decide where and when to work.
Don’t ask nurses for exclusivity agreements.
Do your own math before dismissing innovative staffing strategies.

Have these ideas and statistics caught your attention? Read the full article on HIT Consultant here.

If you’re ready to incorporate a tech-enabled PRN platform into your facility’s staffing strategy, learn more about Nursa for healthcare facilities.