May 2026 Workforce Newsletter
This latest issue of the Center for Workforce Research Newsletter brings you practical insights and proven approaches to help you strengthen your workforce strategy – even when conditions are anything but predictable. We examine how proactive physician workforce planning and leadership accountability can reduce provider burnout and drive long-term stability. You’ll explore real-world examples of how organizations are gaining clearer staffing insights, refining contingent labor strategies, and adopting flexible models like float pools to improve retention and streamline operations.
Explore this month's highlights below to inform your strategy and move your workforce forward.
- From Transition to Stability: Restoring Control Over Contingent Labor — Discover how a Rhode Island health system implemented our workforce technology to take control of its contingent labor program. By leveraging a vendor-neutral strategy, they improved operational workflows and ensured continuity of care to deliver better outcomes for their patients and teams.
- How a Montana Health System Streamlined Staffing & Improved Patient Outcomes — A real-world look at how one health system leveraged workforce management technology to drive measurable improvements in staffing visibility and operational performance.
- A Smarter Approach to Flexible Staffing — This resource explains how organizations using structured float pools achieve meaningful results, such as lowering premium labor costs, increasing fill rates, enhancing nurse satisfaction, and addressing unplanned gaps more quickly.
- Optimization in Uncertain Times: Why Leadership, Stability, and Showing Up Matter More Than Ever — In this Becker's Healthcare Podcast episode, Brian McKillop, President of Physician Solutions at AMN Healthcare, discusses why proactive workforce planning, leadership accountability, and integrated staffing strategies are essential to reducing provider burnout and navigating uncertainty.