Contrary to what most people may believe, there are less injuries and illnesses in extremely dangerous sectors such as manufacturing and mining that healthcare. The highest incident rate is in nursing homes; hospitals rank number two.

A less expensive option that progressing staffing firms are implementing is partnerships with an offshore recruiting firm. Currently, the cost of hiring an offshore recruiter is approximately half the cost of using a U.S.-based recruiter.

Since there is always room for improvement – not to mention an influx of 7.1 million insured Americans – healthcare staffing organizations want to make sure they are well positioned to handle this transformative change.

When it comes to managing risks associated with a contingent workforce, these are interesting times. Front page headlines are shining a spotlight on intellectual property risks that one rogue worker can bring. Changes in widely accepted independent contractor business practices raise questionable issues.

Despite the slow decrease in the unemployment rate and seemingly surplus of workers, many companies are hard-pressed in filling their staffing needs. Is this phenomenon because there are more unskilled workers, or because some employers are too stringent on their requirements?