Healthcare Recruiting

Stuck candidates: Qualified mid-funnel applicants lost in the healthcare HR recruiting pipeline

Focusing on ‘stuck candidates’ helped this healthcare system uncover qualified candidates overlooked by automation, streamlined recruiting, improved CX, and saved HR time and budget The talent shortage in healthcare is real, yet there are internal processes that compound the issue. That’s according to a recent webinar, which was CLE-accredited, by the American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA). The CLE eligible webinar featured Mary Warwick, MSHR, who is a director of talent acquisition for Community Health System. The webinar was hosted by Matt Rimer, the co-founder and chief operating officer at RogueHire. Community Health is a non-profit provider that operates four hospitals in Central Valley, California. It cut its time-to-fill provider positions by 47 days in just 12 months by focusing on ‘stuck candidates’ in their recruiting pipeline. Focusing on ‘stuck candidates’ reduces time-to-fill Time-to-fill is a key metric in healthcare talent acquisition. Industry benchmarks show it takes […]

Eliminating rote work: Effective use cases for AI in healthcare

Healthcare is moving faster to adopt AI than any other industry; the most effective implementations remove repetitive and rote work AI can do amazing things, yet the technology is prone to making mistakes. Spotting those errors requires expertise. Mark Bates, who leads the product team here, summed this up nicely for Healthcare IT Today: “The best use case is augmenting existing skills, knowledge, and experience, especially in a nuanced industry like healthcare. While generative AI can process and organize vast amounts of information – beyond a human capacity – it still takes a layer of institutional knowledge to identify the kernel of insight worth pursuing.” That’s the approach we’ve taken in adding AI to our rural healthcare recruiting platform. It’s also the approach that seems to be most pervasive in healthcare. A recent story by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) – Hospitals are a proving ground for what AI can […]

5 healthcare credentialing challenges this recruiting platform solves for rural facilities

Overconfidence in credentialing processes can easily lead to $50k-$100k lost monthly billings per provider; Healthcare Workforce Management addresses the blind spots and prevents revenue leakage Time is money, especially when it comes to recruiting and onboarding new providers in healthcare. While most businesses can hire new staff and put them to work right away, that’s not true in healthcare. Healthcare employers need to ensure providers are properly credentialed before they can see patients. Credentialing isn’t just about licenses to practice medicine. Those things are important and required, but so too is payer credentialing. Newly hired providers can’t even see patients until they are credentialed, let alone bill for providing those services. Health insurance companies each have their own unique processes for credentialing – and it takes time. Many say too much time. However, this means healthcare facilities and rural hospitals must have their processes fine-tuned, or risk adding to the […]

In a boost to rural healthcare, Intelliworx adds generative AI to its healthcare recruiting platform to help attract providers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pragmatic approach to artificial intelligence aims to augment human resources, enabling rural healthcare to compete more effectively amid the shortage of healthcare providers Williamsburg, VA –January 29, 2025 – Intelliworx announced today it has added generative AI to its healthcare recruiting platform, Healthcare Workforce Management. The new feature assists human resources and recruiters in drafting job descriptions with key requirements such as education, experience, certifications and licenses. Healthcare employers benefit by generating more complete, compelling and tailored job descriptions to attract the best provider candidates. “The use case for this implementation of generative AI can be summarized as ‘further and faster’ with the same resources,” says Mark Bates, vice president of product management for Intelliworx. “It’s an elegantly simple implementation that provides a recruiter or HR manager with a first draft that is 80-90% complete at the click of a button.” Many healthcare employers keep a library […]

1-in-4 healthcare organizations experience as much as $1 million (or more) annually in lost billings due to credentialing issues

Lost billings: The financial impact of provider credentialing process in healthcare

New survey finds one in four healthcare organizations experience as much as $1 million (or more) annually in lost billings due to credentialing Healthcare organizations report completing provider credentialing faster than in prior years and expressed confidence in their processes. Even so, more than one-third of respondents experience lost billings as a result of credentialing challenges. That’s according to a new survey we commissioned of human resources, operations and finance professionals working for U.S. healthcare organizations. More than four in 10 (43%) of respondents said their organization experiences $50,000 or more in lost billings every month as a result of credentialing issues. Further, one in four (25%), experience lost billings to the tune of $100,000 a month or more. When considering the impact on a yearly basis, those losses in monthly billing quickly add up to seven figures. The contrast between the confidence expressed in the process and the financial […]

Finding providers: 9 healthcare recruiting statistics that sum up 2025

Filling one physician vacancy: 93 days and $16,000 on average; credentialing adds another 3-4 months before providers can see patients We spend a lot of time perusing healthcare industry surveys and reports. We especially pay attention to healthcare recruiting and retention in rural areas. The thinking is simple: it keeps us informed of the challenges our prospective customers face, and by publishing what we find, we’re curating a library of helpful statistics (stay informed: subscribe by email – we will never sell your information). We easily reviewed a couple of dozen studies this year. Here’s a look back as some of the healthcare statistics about recruiting providers that do well to summarize 2025. Stay in touch by subscribing to our email newsletter. We will never share or sell your email address. 1. PCPs earned $300,000; APPs earned $120,000 A benchmark report from MGMA found compensation continues to grow […]

How Should Healthcare Organizations Adopt Generative AI? [Healthcare IT]

Healthcare organizations are rapidly experimenting with generative AI to address staffing shortages and operational complexity. Early adoption models vary widely, leading to inconsistent results and growing skepticism around ROI. Analysis of real world use cases reveals three dominant approaches. Wildcard and passive deployments often disappoint due to lack of oversight and context. Augmentative AI, by contrast, pairs technology with experienced professionals who can evaluate and refine output. Augmentative AI supports existing expertise rather than replacing it. This approach improves efficiency, maintains quality, and offers a practical path forward for healthcare leaders seeking sustainable AI value. Key Takeaways Generative AI delivers the most value when augmenting experienced healthcare professionals Wildcard and passive AI approaches often fail to produce reliable ROI Augmentative AI improves productivity without sacrificing quality Recruiting and HR workflows benefit immediately from expert guided AI use Healthcare leaders should prioritize augmentation focused AI strategies Read the full Contributed Blog […]

Wait time lengthens as the healthcare provider shortage persists, report finds

The average wait time to see a provider stretched to 31 days in 2025 – up 44% since 2004; APPs are one bright spot for filling the recruitment gap The wait time to see a provider has grown longer, amid a persistent shortage of providers, including physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs). In 2025, a patient can expect to wait a full month – 31 days – to see a provider. That number stems from a recent report by AMN Healthcare. It’s based on data from 15 major metropolitan areas – and across six medical specialties: “The average time needed to schedule a physician appointment in 15 top metropolitan areas has grown by 19% since 2022 and by 48% since 2004.” Patients for certain specialists can expect even longer wait times: “For example, the average time needed to schedule an OB/GYN appointment as tracked in the 2025 survey is 41.8 […]

Search trends: Which healthcare employers are searching for providers?

Not all healthcare employers are putting the same emphasis on recruiting searches for providers; hospital hiring is hampered by a “prevailing mood of uncertainty” Despite the shortage of providers in healthcare, not all organizations are placing the same earnestness in recruiting additional help. That’s one of the more surprising observations from the annual review of provider searches by AMN Healthcare (formerly Merritt Hawkins). The company provides staffing solutions, among other services, for healthcare organizations. Every year it compiles data from its searches to produce reports. This year AMN published its 32nd edition based on more than 1,400 searches during a 12-month period ending March 31, 2025. While every healthcare employer seemingly needs additional staff, some categories are noticeably more active than others. We previously covered some of the quantitative healthcare provider compensation benchmarks. In this post, we’re looking at search trends by the type of healthcare employer segmented in the […]

Healthcare provider compensation: 5 data-driven statistics from 1,400-plus searches

Average starting salaries for new physicians remain at ~$400,000; nurse practitioner starting salaries grew to $180,000 as healthcare seeks APPs to fill in staffing gaps Demand for healthcare providers exceeds the current supply. That’s been the trend for several years now and shows no sign of slowing. Shortage estimates vary somewhat, but they all remain high. Both the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) project shortages in excess of 80,000 physicians over the next decade. That’s according to a recent report by AMN Healthcare, formerly known as Merritt Hawkins. The company provides a range of services supporting healthcare organizations, including staffing services such as recruiting searches for providers. This work has provided them with a solid data set to calculate benchmarks for starting salaries, bonuses, and other financial incentives healthcare employers have set to help attract new providers to their organization. This edition […]

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