Advancements in StaffingConsulting Services

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Advancements in Staffing/Consulting Services
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Topics to be covered

• Vendor Management Services
• Group Purchasing Organizations
• Remote Services

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Vendor Management Services

• VMS VMS is an all-in-one, on-demand application
  that takes advantage of the internet to optimize
  the procurement and management of contingent
  labor and other external business services such
  as consulting projects. It gives your
  organization a secure, central platform and
  provides measurable results to all participants
  in the services procurement process, from buyers,
  to suppliers, to executive level decision makers.
  
• Supplemental staffing in the healthcare arena,
  which is typically challenged with quality
  assurance, low fill ratios, and costly pitfalls.
  With direct cost savings of 10-15, coupled with
  additional savings from improved workflow, the
  VMS concept is gaining popularity nationwide

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VMS cont.

• How does the hospital benefit from VMS
• Cost/Benefits Analysis of Vendor Management
  Solutions
• Vendor Management Solutions can save enterprise
  customers 10-15 in hard-dollar savings and
  another 10-20 in soft-dollar savings. (Giga
  Information Group, 2001)
• A strategic approach to contract labor can reduce
  overall spend from 10-30. (Deloitte Consulting,
  2001)
• Vendor Management Solutions can reduce maverick
  spending costs by 50-95. (Aberdeen Group, 2001)
• Vendor Management Solutions can increase the
  number of jobs filled by 60. (Aberdeen Group,
  2001)

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VMS cont.

• Those who should look into VMS
• Looking to control costs
• Control Quality of Providers
• Planning and reporting
• Compliance

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Workflow Management
Procure
Engage
Pay
Create Job Posting
Activate Work Order (Automatic)
Approve Time
Distribute Job Posting
Consolidated Invoice
Plan
Measure
Submit Candidates
Invoice Time Expense
Supplier
Submit Time
Worker
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Group Purchasing Organizations

• Chesapeake Registry
• Affiliated with the Maryland Hospital
  Associations developed in response to member
  hospital concerns regarding the quality and
  availability of supplemental staff
• Government Facilities
• GSA/IMAP/MATO/BPA

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Remote Services

• Transcription
• Telemedicine including Tele-Radiology
• Remote Coding and Billing

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• Questions
• Thank you