Strategic Sourcing Services Tailored To Fit Your Operation And Objectives

For those healthcare providers using our strategic sourcing services, we partner with each hospital to put in place full-service agency agreements or VMS licensing agreements that meet their specific operational requirements and contingent workforce strategy. For the strategic sourcing and contracting of full-service agency agreements, we typically work with each hospital in the following areas:

• Determination of which agencies the hospital would like to work with (this can include any existing agencies they currently work with or new agencies that become available through this process)
• Determination and documentation of minimum skills requirements for every job category (at the unit level of each hospital) provided through the contracts and VMS technology
• Determination and negotiation of pricing structure to meet hospital’s financial objectives
• Determination and negotiation of key vendor service levels (e.g. no show/cancellation penalties, right to hire, background check, insurance, etc.)
• Standard terms and conditions
• Specific terms and conditions that must be included in the contract as a requirement of a specific hospital or local requirements
• Facilitate vendor RFP processes and negotiations as necessary
• Work with hospital to develop an ongoing agency management approach for these contracts and begin to deliver on that approach

Our strategic sourcing and contracting processes are not only designed to provide additional value to our clients, but are designed to work seamlessly with our VMS technology.