Friday, December 09, 2011

The Healthcare Staffing Report Headline News (12.05.11 - 12.09.11)

Hcsr-logo-50 This weeks headline news stories from The Healthcare Staffing Report.


Here is a list of this weeks top Headline News:

Monday: Part Time Workers At Record Level 

Tuesday: Staffing Robot Wins Award for Best Healthcare

Wednesday: VMS/MSP Growth Slows

Thursday: Microsoft, GE Forming Healthcare Joint Venture

Friday: The Leapfrog Group Announces Annual Top Hospitals List 

 

This Weeks Top 5 most popular categories (based on number of articles read):

  1. Top Industry News
  2. Staffing Agencies
  3. Hospitals & Health Systems
  4. IT
  5. Social Media Marketing

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Dec 9, 2011 10:49:06 AM | Healthcare Staffing Report

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