The healthcare IT staffing model must evolve as the need for expert talent increases with multi-layered complex technologies and applications. Today’s healthcare organization requires the flexibility to staff vertically and horizontally to meet stakeholders’ needs quickly and effectively. With literally hundreds of applications and technologies in place in a typical hospital Information Systems department, it is foolhardy to believe traditional full time equivalent (FTE) hiring models are enough.
It is equally challenging to assume local human resource recruiters can successfully and accurately assess available skills and match to IT needs. Layered in this challenge is the recent Great Resignation prompting organizations to creatively source talent in ways they could not have imagined prior.
The HealthITq matching algorithm takes the guesswork out of this effort, making specifically talented resources available for incremental work. Need a specific resource skill for a short assignment – easily enter your project specifics directly into the app and let the algorithm present you candidates with an exact match to your request.
At the core of the IT talent discussion is the changing workforce dynamic. Today’s IT experts have control over their work choices in ways that never existed before. The internet has made it possible for workers of all kinds to promote their skill and experience to a global audience without leaving their living room.
Competition for the best resources has increased dramatically and will continue to do so as online staffing solutions continue to evolve. Combine all of this with the changes presented by a multi-generational workforce with distinctly different mindsets involving work and how it fits into their lives and it is clear traditional staffing methods must evolve to keep up.
With all of these dynamics at play, healthcare organizations are compelled to enlist a multi-prong approach to IT staffing to ensure success and more importantly survival. Agile use of contracted talent, possessing specific skills and experiences, promotes vertical and horizontal flexibility to meet short and long term needs. Need a little or a lot – but need specific knowledge, skills, and experience – your best solution is likely one that is not on your payroll today.
For as long as they have existed, healthcare organizations have been making attempts to optimize various aspects of their operations, with varying degrees of success. Whether driven by bottom lines or improving outcomes, there’s a constant belief in healthcare that the work is never really done. But with so much on the line, it’s no surprise that the industry at large tends to lag behind with adapting to new technologies. For example, while 15% of companies in non-healthcare industries have gone digital, only 7% of healthcare and pharmaceutical companies have.
HealthITq® is the only comprehensive on demand market-place designed specifically to support health IT talent acquisition via a patent pending matching algorithm The HealthITq® platform precisely matches freelance talent based on your specific application and technical skill requirements and budget.
Empowering the independent, freelance health IT workforce with direct access to opportunities.
Empowering healthcare organizations, HR professionals, recruiters, consulting firms, physician practices, and others to directly source expert health IT talent
Leveraging Today’s Workforce Trends
Within one decade, contractors and freelancers could realistically make up half of the workforce in the United States. To avoid writing off half of the country’s talent pool, companies will have to learn not only how to source that talent, but how to leverage this unique dynamic shift to improve outcomes. Independent talent might just be the key to innovation implementation breakthroughs in healthcare organizations. We know because we’ve seen it. Agile use of independent healthcare IT talent who possess specific skills and experiences allows for vertical and horizontal flexibility to meet both short- and long-term needs. Here are just a few reasons why your best asset might not be on your current payroll.
Short-term Healthcare IT Staffing
If healthcare is lagging behind, it’s going to take efficient project-based work to make up that lost ground. Today’s independent healthcare IT workforce is uniquely positioned to hit the ground running. Alleviate the need for lengthy onboarding by hiring expert talent with experience with your particular needs. The HealthITq innovation brings a talent matching software platform to healthcare allowing organizations to quickly identify talent.
Healthcare IT Cost Savings
Not only do healthcare organizations stand to benefit from the innovations made available from the use of contract workers, sourced via the HealthITq app, but there are also substantial cost savings associated with hiring independent talent to meet incremental needs rather than utilizing a full FTE to meet an incremental skill need.
Organizations can save up to 30% over traditional hiring, while accessing high quality talent. The HealthITq platform allows for direct negotiation between the two parties for fees, project duration, and specific skill sets, eliminating the overhead associated with layered teams in the traditional consulting engagement.
