VISTA Staffing Solutions' President Mark Brouse Speaks at UHA 2007 Annual Meeting

Mark Brouse, president of VISTA Staffing Solutions (http://www.vistastaff.com), was an invited speaker at the Utah Hospitals and Health Systems Association 2007 Annual Meeting on April 27. VISTA is the physician staffing division of On Assignment, Inc. (http://www.onassignment.com/oahome.faces), one of the largest healthcare and scientific staffing companies in the US.

Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) May 23, 2007 -- Mark Brouse, president of VISTA Staffing Solutions (http://www.vistastaff.com), was an invited speaker at the Utah Hospitals and Health Systems Association 2007 Annual Meeting on April 27. VISTA is the physician staffing division of On Assignment, Inc., one of the largest healthcare and scientific staffing companies in the US.

Brouse's speech, The Physician Workforce: Trends and Implications for America's Future, examined physician statistics from a variety of sources and discussed projections for future shortages. The physician shortage threatens to have a serious impact on Americans in the next ten to 20 years. Brouse also reported on how Utah compares to national trends in physician demographics and shortage projections, saying the situation locally reflects that of the country as a whole.

Brouse concluded his presentation with information about the "cohorts," or different age groups, of physicians that hospitals are trying to recruit and gave advice about how to attract and retain them. Brouse is an advocate for knowing the motivations of physicians from different age groups. Among doctors over 50, for example, half would prefer to work part time.

He explained the strategic importance of providing flexible work options for physicians, such as those available through locum tenens placements. Flexible work arrangements will increase physicians' job satisfaction and keep them in the pool of active healthcare providers longer. This will be central to managing the shortage, according to Brouse. Through locum tenens placements (http://www.vistastaff.com/physicians/locum_tenens), Brouse says, hospitals and physicians can find a mutually beneficial solution to physician staffing concerns.

As president of VISTA (http://www.vistastaff.com), Mark focuses on developing innovative partnerships with the hospitals, health systems, and community-based practices that VISTA serves to help them make physician staffing a strategic advantage. He played a lead role in the development of effective professional liability insurance programs for this unique industry. As a founder of VISTA, he is committed to creating a culture that puts people first and inspires them to think and act like company owners.

About On Assignment

On Assignment, Inc. (http://www.onassignment.com) is a diversified professional staffing firm providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions in specialty skills including Laboratory/Scientific, Healthcare/Nursing/Physicians, Medical Financial, Information Technology and Engineering. The corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, California. The company's branch network encompasses approximately 80 branch offices across the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Ireland, and Belgium.

About VISTA Staffing Solutions

VISTA Staffing Solutions (http://www.vistastaff.com) is a leading provider of temporary physician staffing and permanent physician search services, and the only agency that offers short- and long-term domestic jobs, international work opportunities in New Zealand and Australia, and permanent placement for physicians.

Company Contact

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VISTA Staffing Solutions

800-366-1884

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