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ShiftKey's Year in Review 2024

ShiftKey CRO Brandon Tappan shares strategies for success in 2025. Part one of a two-part series.

By Brandon Tappan, Chief Revenue Officer, ShiftKey

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Leadership

See how to get leadership aligned on the tactics and technology needed to manage workforce risk.

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Leadership

The phrase “workforce shortage” is a catchall for an existential problem in healthcare: There are not enough workers. But the term glosses over a critical element underpinning this so-called shortage. Learn more about the "flexibility gap," and see why closing it is crucial for the healthcare industry.

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Leadership

The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) has opened a world of opportunities for nurses. This guide is designed to help you understand what the NLC multistate license is, where you can use it, whether it’s right for you, and how to get one.

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Leadership

Key themes that emerged during a recent McKnight’s webinar about how senior care leaders are retaining team members, balancing efficiency with compassion, and preparing for what’s next in senior care.

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Leadership

A breakdown of the proposal’s most important elements, the industry’s reactions and how facilities can strategically prepare for these changes.

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Leadership

For healthcare facilities, filling a shift is only part of the challenge. The bigger question is: How can you build a reliable, scalable workforce strategy that reduces stress and supports long-term goals?

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Leadership

Time is precious and trust is everything when you are managing nurse coverage in a hospital. Here are some of the most frequent scheduling missteps, and how you can sidestep them.

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Leadership

Four states are finding out. See how Illinois, Maine, New Jersey and Ohio are using Medicaid value-based payment programs to increase compensation while providing better care to residents.

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Leadership

We recently hosted a McKnight’s webinar to explore what’s working in 2025 — and what still needs work as we head into 2026. Here are seven takeaways.